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Bargain Hunt star John Cameron rushed to hospital ‘sirens blazing’ after heart attack 10 minutes before filming

Bargain Hunt antiques expert John Cameron shared his close call with a heart attack minutes before cameras were set to roll.

Bargain Hunt antiques expert John Cameron shared a harrowing experience as he recounted his close call with a heart attack minutes before cameras were set to roll. “On a day when junior doctors stage a one-day strike over back pay, I would like to pledge my support and say a huge thank you to the St Mary’s hospital drop-in centre,” he wrote. “The paramedics ‘Jess’ and ‘Cat’ who transported me to Queen Alexandra Hospital with sirens blaring, and the amazing emergency team in theatre who fitted me with a stent unblocking the artery that caused me to have a heart attack just 10 minutes before I was about to film a BBC Bargain Hunt auction at my firm Nesbits in Southsea.

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