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Peter Andre: Stimulants put me in hospital

Singer says pills gave him palpitations

Peter Andre is married to glamour model Jordan

Peter Andre was once rushed to hospital after taking body building stimulants.

The 35-year-old singer was obsessed with his body image when he rose to fame in the 90s and says he started taking supplements containing ephedrine to help him bulk up.

‘After a week of taking [them] – many years ago now – I was feeling incredibly energetic,’ he says.

‘But one morning I took it, began walking to the gym and suddenly my body went into shock. I had pins and needles and heart palpitations.’

Fortunately it wasn't serious, but it was enough to convince Pete to stop.

‘When I got [to hospital] they gave me a sedative, which helped calm me down,’ he says.

‘Even though they claimed I was panicking about panicking, which helped bring the symptoms on, not long after that I heard ephedrine had been banned in sport because it had been causing people to have panic attacks.’

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