Angela Rippon issues health update after she 'stopped breathing' on Strictly tour
09.02.2024 - 17:49
/ ok.co.uk
Angela Rippon has announced she will return to the Strictly Come Dancing tour after she suffered a “serious asthma attack” which caused her to stop breathing. In an Instagram post on Saturday, the 79 year old veteran broadcaster said she had been dancing on stage in Liverpool on Wednesday night when she suffered the “major medical meltdown”.
After receiving treatment from paramedics on site, she explained that she could breathe again but was prescribed two days of bed rest by the doctor, causing her to miss shows in Leeds. Rippon confirmed she feels “dancing fit” again and will perform on Saturday night at Manchester’s AO Arena with her dance partner Kai Widdrington.
In a video post to social media, Angela said: “Hello everyone, I’m afraid I’ve been off the grid for a couple of days because, as some of you may know, I suffered a major medical meltdown at the beginning of the week. “When we were in Liverpool I managed to pick up an infection which went straight to my chest.
It affected my breathing very badly and, as some of you may know, I do suffer from asthma. “And on Wednesday evening, when I was about to go on and dance the Cha Cha Cha, I’m afraid the infection triggered a serious asthma attack and when I started to dance, I stopped breathing basically.
“Which was all a bit scary, not just for me, but for Kai as well because I was a bit like a rag doll on the dance floor – sorry Liverpool. “And I think Kai wasn’t really quite sure what was happening but, fortunately, we always had paramedics in the arenas when we perform and when I came off they gave me oxygen so I was able to breathe again, and also make the trip to Leeds.” She explained that once she got to Leeds, the company doctor told her the infection was “a
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