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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
Entertainment
Charlotte Smith & Andrew Brookes

Strictly star's brother had 'major heart attack' at home with family

A former Strictly Come Dancing star's brother was rushed to hospital following a heart attack. Saffron Barker, who appeared on the BBC dance competition in 2019 paired with professional dancer AJ Pritchard, took to social media to urge fans to "send love" to her brother Casey.

The YouTuber and social media influencer said the 27-year-old had suffered a "major heart attack" and was recovering in hospital. Dad-of-three Casey has since revealed he was at home with his partner and children at the time and had made it to hospital "just in time to prevent it being fatal."

Saffron shared a photo of dad-of-three Casey in a hospital bed with her 1.8 million followers on Instagram as she urged him to take it easy, reported Leicestershire Live. She captioned the post: "Rest up big bro. Please send all your love to @caseybarker yesterday he suffered a major heart attack, we are so lucky he is still here with us. Love you case xxxx."

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