Kellie Maloney was recently rushed to hospital after collapsing in the ‘Celebrity MasterChef’ kitchen.
The 66-year-old boxing promoter – who was known as Frank Maloney prior to undertaking gender reassignment – has revealed she lost consciousness due to the "stress of filming" the popular BBC show.
She told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "Mentally I got exhausted. I wanted to go home but they wanted some more filming.
"The next thing I knew I was on the floor with all my fellow celebs and the judges around me."
According to medical experts, Kellie was lucky to have avoided suffering a stroke.
She said: "When they took my blood pressure I was 240 over 180. The paramedic said they couldn’t believe I hadn’t had a stroke. I didn’t want to go to hospital but they said I had to and rushed me there in an ambulance."
Kellie can’t remember many specific details about the day she collapsed.
But the promoter – who previously starred on ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ in 2014 – was supported through her health scare by fellow contestants Vicky Pattison and Olympic gold medallist Greg Rutherford.
Reflecting on the scary experience, Kellie explained: "I can’t remember much about that day. But I got some nice texts from Vicky and Greg checking I was okay."
Kellie Maloney reveals she was rushed to hospital due to stress
