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<\/p>\nTV chef Shane Rigney has posted an update from his hospital bed following a medical procedure at St James’s Hospital in Dublin.<\/p>\n
The Ireland AM presenter, who appears on Virgin Media television, shared images on Instagram showing himself connected to medical equipment while wearing a hospital gown.<\/p>\n
Mr Rigney revealed he had undergone an angiogram, a diagnostic procedure that employs X-rays and contrast dye to examine blood flow and identify potential blockages within arteries and veins.<\/p>\n
The popular chef expressed relief that everything had gone smoothly, writing: “So grateful to the staff at St James’s Hospital, wee procedure done and dusted, went very well and under control now thank God.”<\/p>\n
Shane Rigney is a regular presenter and television chef on Virgin Media’s Ireland AM<\/p>\n
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He also paid tribute to the healthcare professionals who treated him, describing the doctors and nurses as “incredible.”<\/p>\n
Mr Rigney singled out Dr Anthony Buckley from Blackrock for particular praise, revealing the physician had effectively saved him around \u00a320,000.<\/p>\n
“Dr Anthony Buckley from Blackrock, who saved me about 20k (yes actually because I let my insurance go) is a rockstar,” he wrote.<\/p>\n
The chef explained that he had allowed his health insurance to lapse, which would have left him facing substantial costs for the procedure.<\/p>\n
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The TV chef urged followers to cut down on alcohol, improve their diet and quit vaping following the procedure<\/p>\n
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Ireland operates a healthcare system where residents can access public services but typically pay subsidised fees for treatments including hospital stays.<\/p>\n
Mr Rigney described the hospital experience as a significant wake-up call regarding his lifestyle choices.<\/p>\n
The chef acknowledged that, despite occasional healthy periods and genetic factors, there were many things he could have done differently to better protect his body.<\/p>\n
He issued a direct appeal to his male followers and friends, urging them to take better care of themselves.<\/p>\n
“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!” he wrote.<\/p>\n
Mr Rigney added: “Never again with those yokes!”<\/p>\n
Fans quickly rallied around the chef in the comments.<\/p>\n
“Glad it went well,” one person wrote.<\/p>\n
“Hope you are OK, mate,” said another.<\/p>\n
A third person penned: “Get better quick, legend.”<\/p>\n
“Glad it went well, mister! Rest up,” someone else said.<\/p>\n
A fifth person added: “Speedy recovery, darling! Sending love.”<\/p>\n
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Mr Rigney described his hospital stay as a wake-up call to take better care of his health<\/p>\n
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Mr Rigney isn’t the first British celebrity who has used their platform to warn others about vaping and the health complications they say were linked to the habit.<\/p>\n
Reality star Fraser Olender revealed earlier this year that he suffered a heart attack aged 33 after what he described as “vape poisoning”.<\/p>\n
The Below Deck star said chemicals in his vape caused a coronary artery vasospasm, leaving him hospitalised in London for a week.<\/p>\n
Former Hollyoaks and Celebrity Love Island star Paul Danan, who died aged 46, had previously spoken about his “obsessive” vaping habit after being hospitalised with pneumonia and respiratory failure. <\/p>\n
During the medical emergency, he collapsed and required CPR before being revived.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Mamma Mia! actress Lily James has also blamed vaping for dental problems, revealing she needed a filling after using flavoured vapes, which she said contributed to tooth decay due to their high sugar content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TV chef Shane Rigney has posted an update from his hospital bed following a medical procedure at St…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":694956,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[830,102,2960,50,2331,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-694955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-celebrity","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-news","tag-sgg","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=694955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/694956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=694955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=694955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=694955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}