Yahoo News Singer David Van Day suffers a heart attack aged 59
Dollar star David Van Day is recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack – just one week after eighties rival Pete Burns died after a cardiac arrest.
David, 59, who starred in a latter-day version of Bucks Fizz for a time, was suffering with chronic chest pain for three days before wife Sue Moxley reportedly rushed him to Queen’s Hospital in Romford, Essex.
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He was later referred to St Bartholomew’s Hospital in central London, where doctors refused to let him leave after tests revealed he had a blocked artery and was suffering from cardiac arrest.
Following an emergency operation and stent insertion, David is said to be in a stable condition, and tweeted from his hospital bed last night: “Thanks for all the kind & positive messages I’ve had today I’m hoping to make a speedy recovery so thanks really appreciate your support x.”
His wife has now blamed the heart attack on his unhealthy lifestyle, admitting to The Sun: “He’s not an alcoholic, but he admits he drinks a bit too much and eats more red meat than he should. It’s crazy this happened after Pete’s death.”
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David, who is just two years older than the Dead or Alive singer, was propelled into the high-octane celebrity lifestyle as a popstar in the eighties, during which time he allegedly spent £100,000 on cocaine.
He later reinvented himself as a reality TV star, making appearances on Come Dine With Me and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, but continues to perform at private gigs to this day.
His sudden illness comes a week after fellow pop icon Pete Burns passed away, suffering a massive cardiac arrest on Sunday 23 October, aged 57.
We’re sending our warmest wishes to David for a speedy recovery.
