 Krishnan Guru-Murthy has admitted that he asked his doctor if he 'might drop dead' on Strictly Come Dancing due to a health condition. The Channel 4 newsreader is one of the stars taking part in the 2023 series of the BBC competition, going up against other well-known faces including Layton Williams and Angela Scanlon. The 53-year-old has turned down opportunities to compete in the dance competition in the past, finally relenting to join the rest of the cast in the line-up for the latest season. In a new interview, Krishnan opened up about 'various health issues' that he has, including one that caused the deaths of two of his cousins. 'I'm really starting to have this realisation: you have to get the absolute most out of life before you're decrepit,' he told The Guardian. 'I've got various health issues, which I'm constantly aware of. I've got a genetic heart condition – hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – which has killed two of my cousins, Crohn's disease, various other things I won't bore you with. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 'I even asked my cardiologist if I might drop dead live on BBC One. No, was his answer – but he couldn't give me an absolute guarantee.' The presenter outlined how he has to be 'careful' of his heartbeat increasing to a certain level, the 'final 15%' in the 'red zone'. 'They've been asking me to do these sorts of shows for years. What if I kept saying no? It might not be physically possible for me to do it now – that remains to be seen. But it certainly won't be possible in five years,' he added. The NHS explains that cardiomyopathy is 'a general term for diseases of the heart muscle, where the walls of the heart chambers have become stretched, thickened or stiff. This affects the heart's ability to pump blood around the body'. Krishnan's prof){kind=link}
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy has admitted that he asked his doctor if he ‘might drop dead’ on Strictly Come Dancing due to a health condition.
The Channel 4 newsreader is one of the stars taking part in the 2023 series of the BBC competition, going up against other well-known faces including Layton Williams and Angela Scanlon.
The 53-year-old has turned down opportunities to compete in the dance competition in the past, finally relenting to join the rest of the cast in the line-up for the latest season.
In a new interview, Krishnan opened up about ‘various health issues’ that he has, including one that caused the deaths of two of his cousins.