Troubled Pete Doherty has revealed that his heart "stopped" and he was on a life support machine after being rushed to hospital.
According to the Press Association, the musician, who has battled drug addiction, cancelled a number of Irish shows last month which he had initially claimed was due to "exhaustion".
However the Babyshambles frontman has now admitted that he had been rushed to Swindon's Great Western Hospital after suffering "poisoning" at his home.
In an interview with NME, he said: "If I hadn't been on a life support machine I'd have been in Ireland, but my heart stopped."
Doherty, who missed Babyshambles shows in Dublin, Belfast and Galway, said drugs were not involved. He said he was subsequently given the all-clear, but there are fears about his heart.
