A popular TV chef has revealed the ‘huge wake up call’ following a recent stint at the hospital.
Shane Rigney frequently appears on the Ireland AM cooking segment, and runs his own restaurant, Riggers D8 in Inchicore.
The Dublin chef revealed he had undergone a procedure at St James Hospital this week, as he expressed his gratitude.
Shane had shared on his Instagram Story that he was in hospital for an angiogram. He later followed up, detailing his gratitude and excitement for the ‘next chapter.’
He said: ‘Feeling full of gratitude, energy and life and dying for this next chapter after all this shite but the drs & nurses were incredible today and Dr Anthony Buckley from Blackrock who save me about 20k (yes actually because I let my insurance go) is a rockstar.
Shane went on to share that it had been a ‘huge wake up call’ on his lifestyle choices.
Noting that while he does have ‘healthy spells’, the chef admitted he ‘coulda done better to respect my body.’
Sharing some words of wisdom to his followers, Shane urged: ‘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*ck the vapes in the bin.
‘Never again with those yokes.’
Replying to messages in the comments, Shane revealed he had a blockage in the Left Anterior Descending of his heart.
Friends and followers extended well wishes, with one writing: ‘Get better quick legend’, and another commenting: ‘Glad it went well mister!
‘Rest up!’
