The Wanted singer Max George has spoken out on his recent hospital stay (Picture: Max George/Instagram)
The Wanted star Max George has revealed how his fear that he might die led him to write his will on his iPhone, prior to life-saving surgery.
The singer, 36, was rushed into A&E in Manchester last month, where he was fitted with a pacemaker.
This came after he awoke, feeling freezing cold and with bright blue hands while staying at his mum’s house on the morning of December 11.
Max had been staying with mum Babs, 63, at her home in Manchester following a month-long tour of the USA with his band.
After alerting his mother – who he credits with saving his life – he was initially sent home by their GP – however, a doctor friend then told him to get straight to A&E.
It was there that he was told he would need to be fitted with a pacemaker.
Max was taken ill last year (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)
A terrified Max was told that he would need to be fitted with a pacemaker (Picture: Max George/Instagram)
‘I couldn’t move my arms and the worst feeling was I felt like my throat was closing up,’ Max said in an interview with The Sun.
He continued: ‘It felt like someone had their hands around my neck.’
After doctors took his pulse, he was put in a wheelchair and rushed to the cardiology ward, where he was told by doctors that he would need a pacemaker.
Max is dating former Strictly co-star Maisie Smith (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)
After receiving the shock news, Max broke the news to girlfriend and former EastEnders star Maisie Smith, 23 – who was in Kent, preparing to go on stage for a pantomime version of Beauty and the Beast.
‘I was in the right place and, as much as it was difficult not having her around, and her head was spinning, it was better for her to focus on her work. I had my family there,’ Max said.
However, as he lay in hospital preparing for surgery, he became overwhelmed with a fear that he might die.
Max credits his mum with saving his life (Picture: Max George/Instagram)
‘It was really scary, all sorts is going on in your head, and certainly not a place I thought I’d be in at 36,’ he said.
It was then that he decided to write out his will – on his phone.
‘That first night I wrote a will, I thought I was going to die,’ he said.
‘When you get told that you really realise what your responsibilities are. I’ve got a partner, Maisie, I’ve got a family.
‘I’ve got two little nephews and all of that stuff really comes to the front of it all. I was on the heart ward with about six elderly people, I was at least 30 years younger than them.’
Max’s lifesaving surgery took three hours (Picture: Max George/Instagram)
Two days after being admitted, Max’s heart rate dropped so low that he was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital for a CT scan.
It was then that his surgery date was set – December 18,one week after he had first been rushed into hospital.
The operation – which he described as ‘pretty mental’ – took three hours – and was complicated by collapsed veins caused by his condition.
Max spent Christmas with Maisie at home (Picture: Max George/Instagram)
Max is now on the mend, and has described his pacemaker as ‘the best Christmas present.’
After returning home, Max shared an update as he lay snuggled on the sofa with Maisie, posting a series of pictures from their cosy Christmas together.
‘It’s so good to be home❤️,’ he captioned the collection of festive snaps.
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