Paul Danan has died at the age of 46, his management has revealed. The Channel 4 Hollyoaks and ITV Celebrity Love Island and Celebrity Big Brother star was confirmed to have died on Thursday (January 16) by management.
In a statement they said: “It is with heavy hearts that we share the tragic news of the passing of @pauldanan at just 46 years old. Known for his television presence, exceptional talent, and unwavering kindness, Paul was a beacon of light to so many.
“His untimely departure will leave irreplaceable voids in the lives of all who knew him. During this difficult time, we kindly request respect and privacy for Paul’s family, friends, and colleagues. No further comments will be made at this time.”
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His cause of death has not been confirmed but in June, Paul revealed that he was brought back to life after his ‘obsessive’ vape usage caused respiratory failure. He was rushed to hospital in an ambulance and ended up in the ICU with pneumonia as his family were warned he might not ‘make it through the night’.
He told The Sun : “I was dead — it’s a miracle I’m here. I’m upstairs puffing away on my vape then suddenly I lost my breath and collapsed. My family called for an ambulance and started giving me CPR, then police arrived and took over before paramedics took me to hospital.
“I was on a machine in ICU and ended up with pneumonia. My family were warned I might not make it through the night. I’m so lucky. The doctor was so, so harsh with me. She told me, ‘Paul, you don’t know how serious this was and you are going to be in here for a while now, on this oxygen.”
Speaking about the ordeal, he said: “It took a bad route, a very dark route. Drugs, I had an overdose. I came out of rehab in South Africa. The psychiatrist had put me on all these anti-psychotics. I was there for months. I got back home and my parents were so proud of me. I was fat and horrible and didn’t feel like myself.”
He said: “My mum found me and I couldn’t breath, it was terrible. Apparently my mum heard me gagging on my last breath. She came into the room and couldn’t wake me up. My little brother was next door which was the saddest thing about it because still to this day he’s been traumatised by it.
She called the ambulance and luckily they were parked down the end of the road. They came and said what has he taken and she said he doesn’t do drugs. They knew they had to give me the antidote. F**k me, it was Pulp Fiction.”