Professor Green has recalled the terrifying moment he almost died after suffering from a seizure.
The dad-of-one, 39, smashed his head onto steel and concrete and convulsed for eight minutes while home alone in April 2022 - leaving the star with facial injuries and dealing with "the bruising internally".
Taking to Instagram on New Year's Eve, the Read All About it hitmaker looked back on the highs and lows of the past 12 months as he shared his candid health admission with his 855,000 followers.
The rapper poignantly told his fans how he "nearly lost my family, my family then nearly lost me" and encouraged others to "deal with sh**" and look after themselves.
After sharing some happy memories from 2022 with his Instagram followers yesterday, the star - birth name Stephen Manderson - then uploaded a picture of his face covered in bruises and cuts.
"This also happened. (In April)," he began when recalling the traumatic experience with his fans.
"I had a grand mal seizure while home alone, fell face down into steel and concrete and convulsed for 8 minutes repeatedly hitting my head and face - I’ve never watched the cctv.
"The bruising internally was more the issue and I’ve been clawing my way back ever since."
The I Need You Tonight singer went on to add: "It was caused by a culmination of things, but largely I’d not been taking care of myself, the opposite in fact.
"I nearly lost my family, my family then nearly lost me."
He concluded with: "Deal with sh**. If you don’t, it’ll deal with you."
Fans and famous friends rallied around the star as he updated everyone about his health, with celebrity chef Gizzi Erskine commenting: "The worst day."
Professor Green and the cook have been close friends for many years - with Gizzi even acting as godmother to the rapper's child, son Slimane Ray who he welcomed with girlfriend Karima McAdams in March 2021.
"Sending so much love. You don’t need strength- that’s there in abundance. You got this," former Corrie star Catherine Tyldesley told her friend on Instagram yesterday, as Sheridan Smith added: "Hope you’re ok xx."
Following his post, Professor Green then went on to share a snap of his partner Karima and their son posing on a beach, which he captioned: "This is my everything. 2023, be kind, please, please be kind."
In addition to sharing his physical health battles with fans on New Year's Eve, the singer been open and honest about his experiences with poor mental health over recent years.
The star - who was once married to Made In Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh - recently opened up about how he's adapted to life as a father since the arrival of his son in 2021.
"I look at Slimane sometimes and wonder if he sees through my smile, on one hand I’m faced with the most beautiful little joyous being, on the other I’m faced with my every shortcoming - the want for your child to flourish and be better than you ever were or can be, the feeling of not being enough," the star told his followers on his Instagram page, The Unlikely Dads Club.
He added: Adapting to fatherhood didn’t happen as I’d planned, there have been many personal challenges I had no idea I’d face, the isolation due to lockdowns and the like didn’t help.
"It’s important not to let our past stop us growing into our future, I don’t want my mistakes hindering my ability to continue grow into the father Slimane deserves but at the moment they are nagging!"
Professor Green was just 24-years-old when he lost his father to suicide. He often uses his platform and fame to campaign for better mental health services and help for people suffering from depression and anxiety.
Continuing his reflective post on Instagram last week, the doting dad added: "I think experiencing loss early on can leave us in a state of fight or flight throughout most of our lives, worrying we’ll lose the very things which given the chance can help heal those wounds; my biggest fear is losing my family.
"I also know from past experience that it’s that all consuming fear that leads to self sabotage - the notion that your head would be an easier place to inhabit if you didn’t have anything to worry about.
He signed off: "This is a bit of a ramble, I think what I’m getting at is being a parent is scary and there’s nothing in my life that’s had me face so many deep dark parts of myself, that so much of being able to parent is dependent on making the right decisions by yourself, that allow you to be present and not in your head worrying about what may or may not happen."
*If you're struggling and need to talk, the Samaritans operate a free helpline open 24/7 on 116 123. Alternatively, you can email jo@samaritans.org or visit their site to find your local branch
