Keith Floyd In Thailand Collapse

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Keith Floyd in Thailand collapse

By GORDON SMART the sun

August 27, 2007

BOOZY celebrity chef Keith Floyd was rushed to hospital in Thailand after collapsing in his restaurant.

The TV cook, 63, was holding a glass of wine when he fell off his seat on Saturday night.

Witnesses at Floyd’s Brasserie on holiday isle Phuket feared he may have had a heart attack or stroke. He was released from hospital yesterday.

A witness said: “Keith was chatting to a young lad when he suddenly slipped off his stool on to the floor. He was clutching a glass of wine which smashed to pieces.

“He was lying there holding his chest and having a kind of fit.

“It looked like some kind of heart attack or a stroke, and was very distressing for everyone who saw it.”

GMTV star Floyd, a renowned boozer, was ordered to take three months’ rest last year after docs diagnosed exhaustion and a stomach ulcer.

He launched his Thai restaurant in the exclusive Burasari Resort on Patong Beach earlier this year. A spokesman for the resort said yesterday: “Mr Floyd’s resting.”

[lazeeboy]

Keith Floyd in Thailand collapse

By GORDON SMART the sun

August 27, 2007

BOOZY celebrity chef Keith Floyd was rushed to hospital in Thailand after collapsing in his restaurant.

The TV cook, 63, was holding a glass of wine when he fell off his seat on Saturday night.

Witnesses at Floyd's Brasserie on holiday isle Phuket feared he may have had a heart attack or stroke. He was released from hospital yesterday.

A witness said: "Keith was chatting to a young lad when he suddenly slipped off his stool on to the floor. He was clutching a glass of wine which smashed to pieces.

"He was lying there holding his chest and having a kind of fit.

"It looked like some kind of heart attack or a stroke, and was very distressing for everyone who saw it."

GMTV star Floyd, a renowned boozer, was ordered to take three months' rest last year after docs diagnosed exhaustion and a stomach ulcer.

He launched his Thai restaurant in the exclusive Burasari Resort on Patong Beach earlier this year. A spokesman for the resort said yesterday: "Mr Floyd's resting."

what do you exspect if you drink like a fish .............

[Solosiam]

Good start for the restaurant

[mikethevigoman]

I happen to know keith, im from devon where he had a pub that went bankrupt about 10 years ago,it was called the maltsters and is in a remote village in devon called tuckenhay at the top of the river dart,. when he bought it he renamed it 'keiths inn , sometimes !',.he is a real socialite but the villagers didnt like him or the name change,i remember it was about 6 pounds for a portion of chips ,. he didnt last long there,. im amazed anybody can live the way he does/has ,..perhaps like george best this was a warning sign for him,lets hope he heeds it,.

[donna]

surprised he let the glass smash. every time ive fallen off a chair ive managed to save mine..........

[phazey]

surprised he let the glass smash. every time ive fallen off a chair ive managed to save mine..........

I've managed to finish mine

[donna]

on the way down i bet.......

[mikethevigoman]

surprised he let the glass smash. every time ive fallen off a chair ive managed to save mine..........

Thata girl ! lol

[mikethevigoman]

All you heavy drinkers take note ,here he is at 62 !

[Suszzy]

he looks older than 62.

should't enjoy drinking so much!!

doesn't do him any good.

[baabaabobo]

Floyd still standing

Keith Floyd, renowned British celebrity chef and owner of Floyd’s Brasserie at Burasari Resort, flew home this morning as planned in order to continue with his UK theater roadshow Floyd Uncorked – putting paid to rumors that he is suffering ill health.

Rumors about Floyd’s health began circulating after he collapsed on Saturday evening while taking time out from cooking at his brasserie to talk to guests at the resort’s bar.

Floyd passed out while seated and chatting with a guest from New Zealand but regained consciousness a few minutes later and was taken to Patong Hospital by Burasari staff, where he was given the all clear by doctors; returning to the hotel the same evening for much needed rest.

Burasari Resident Manager Conor O’Leary confirmed that Mr Floyd’s condition was not serious and that his stay was not cut short by the incident, as some media have speculated.

Mr Floyd had already extended his stay after originally planning to return to the UK late last week, Mr O’Leary said.

Mr Floyd arrived in Phuket earlier this month on a brief visit to his Patong restaurant, taking time out from a busy schedule of filming and stage appearances. Before his Thailand stopover, Floyd was filming and cooking for world cup rugby teams as part of his latest television series.

“He has been working very hard and was tired from his very busy schedule. We took him to hospital as a precaution but after a brief checkup, doctors gave him the all clear, saying he had fainted as a result of [exposure to] tropical heat and exhaustion,” Mr O’Leary said.

“Mr Floyd is in good health and he is flying back to the UK today as planned to appear on stage on Thursday night as part of his theater roadshow.

“Mr Floyd and his brasserie are very popular with our guests, which has kept him very busy and we expect him to be returning to Burasari in November,” he added.

From the Phuket Gazette

(with a little help from the bar's PR guys no doubt)

[Prakanong]

Does he have a Work Permit

[Payboy]

what that young lad said to him must have been shocking......

[mikethevigoman]

"putting paid to rumors that he is suffering ill health.' I dont think anyone said he was in ill health, just pissed !