The Dublin chef has undergone treatment in hospital as he shared an update with fans
Carrington Walker Live News Journalist and Jamie Roberts
12:40, 16 Jul 2026Updated 12:46, 16 Jul 2026
Shane Rigney has been in hospital
TV chef Shane Rigney has blasted vaping, telling fans to “f*** the vapes”, as he shared a dramatic photo from his hospital bed following a £20k medical procedure.
The Dublin star posted the snap on Instagram showing himself in a gown and hooked up to machines, revealing he’d undergone an angiogram, an X‑ray dye test used to check for dangerous blockages in arteries and veins, the Mirror reports.
“So grateful to the staff at St James’s Hospital, wee procedure done and dusted, went very well and under control now thank God,” the post was captioned.
The chef added: “Feeling full of gratitude, energy and life and dying for this next chapter. Doctors and nurses were incredible today and Dr Anthony Buckley from Blackrock who saved me about 20k (yes actually because I let my insurance go) is a rockstar.
“A huge wake up call for me on lifestyle choices. Even peppered with ‘healthy’ spells and considering genetics, there’s a lot of things I could have done better or more likely didn’t do to protect and respect my body but that’s for another day because causation and effect is complicated in my case.
Shane shared updates on social media
“Men and friends, look after yourselves! Cut down the boozing, watch the diet, even if you don’t cut out then add in the right stuff, get moving and for the love of Christ f**k the vapes in the bin! Never again with those yokes!”
A recent study on hazards posed by vaping suggested that a certain type of flavour can put users at greater risk of cancer, heart, immune and respiratory conditions. The findings have led some health experts to issue warnings to people choosing fruit-based flavours.
He thanked doctors
NHS Better Health Guide states that vaping has significantly less health risks than smoking due to it not producing tar, tobacco, or carbon monoxide. Adult smokers who wish to quit are also recommended to try vaping to help the process – but legal, regulated products.
Smokers are warned to stay clear of products with unclear ingredients, suspiciously high nicotine claims or non-compliant packaging.
A study, published in Frontiers in Oncology, claimed that regular vapers who smoke fruity flavours, such as berry, mango and watermelon, showed altered activity in 3,124 genes across the genome (DNA) compared with people who did not smoke or vape.
Gene activity can be an early biological signal linked to disease pathways, including cancer, heart, immune and respiratory conditions.
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