Tuesday, July 13, 2010 7:10am ET by  

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Peter Andre's health scare

Singer and reality star Peter Andre has admitted he had a recent health scare, following a torn ligament in his chest during a run last week.

"I had a massive health scare last week after suffering from severe chest pains while I was out for a run. Thankfully, when the medics arrived, they did tests immediately and deduced that I'd probably torn a ligament in my chest and that was what was causing the pain. Apparently, the feeling you get when this happens is very similar to a heart attack so they totally understood why I was so terrified and wanted to take me to hospital straight away to be monitored."

He continued, "By that point, though, I was keen to just rest at home so I stayed put. With hindsight, I should have taken their advice as I ended up going in later that day to get more painkillers. It’s just a case of resting for a few weeks now and hopefully the ligament will heal."