Richard Bacon reveals he’s being treated in hospital for double pneumonia across both lungs
FORMER Blue Peter host Richard Bacon has revealed he is suffering from double pneumonia across both lungs.
The LA-based radio presenter, 42, was taken off a flight from the US in a stretcher to London’s Lewisham hospital where doctors diagnosed him with double pneumonia.
He tweeted: “Thank God I got ill in Britain (actually on the way to Britain, was taken off the plane in a wheelchair).
“F**k all the ideology driven politicians who’ve messed up America’s healthcare system. Viva the NHS. Happy 70th.”
Replying to a fan who quizzed him on his condition, he added: “Basically pneumonia.
"But across two lungs. Although I thought that was for people in their 80s, I’ll be here a few days.”
It comes after the dad-of-two was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) earlier this year.
Richard was axed by the BBC in 1998 when it was revealed he had taken cocaine.
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