HOSPITAL DASH
Homes Under the Hammer’s Martin Roberts rushed to hospital with ‘hours to live’
HOMES Under the Hammer star Martin Roberts was rushed to hospital with "hours to live" after experiencing chest pains.
The TV presenter needed life-saving emergency treatment after being told there was "a massive amount of fluid" surrounding his heart.
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Martin, 58, has shared a video from his hospital bed, and said: "Well, I have to say this isn’t where I expected to be watching Homes Under the Hammer."
"Little bit of good news, little bit of bad news. I ended up in hospital in Bath yesterday, I had a few chest pains and just feeling generally lousy, so I was brought in here and turns out I had a massive amount of fluid all around my heart, which was actually stopping my heart working.
"Had they not got rid of it, which they did in an emergency operation last night, then it’s sort of quite serious, like, hours to live kind of c***.
"So here I am, still around, thank goodness, thank god and angels, all those things.”
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Martin continued: "There’s lots of other complicated things that have happened as a result, but we will work through those, and I’ll keep you updated. Meanwhile, there’s a good TV show on that I think I’ll watch here!"
The TV favourite captioned the video on Instagram: "So. Bit of a shocker. At least I’m here to tell the tale..."
His followers shared their worries for Martin, with one writing: "Oh blimey Martin hope you feel better really soon. so sorry to see your unwell, you look completely fazed by it all to be honest, get well soon."
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Another relieved fan noticed he had been watching Homes Under the Hammer on the hospital telly, and said: "Aww mate, sending you get well wishes At least you’re watching the best daytime programmes"
Born in Warrington on July 20 1963, Martin studied at the Bradford University in the 1980s.
He was a DJ at the university's radio station before moving on to BBC Radio Manchester.
Along with his media career, the 58-year-old has always had an interest in houses and started developing property in the early 1990s.
After rising through the ranks of the radio world, he landed his first job on TV when he was made a regular presenter on much-loved BBC travel show Wish You Were Here?
He co-presented it with telly icon Judith Chalmers, and was often seen making viewers green with envy at his sun-soaked explorations.
Most recently, he drove 26 hours to the Polish border to help Ukrainian refugees.
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