Celebrity Big Brother star Paddy Doherty pleads with his fans for 'prayers' as he reveals his wife has been admitted to hospital

Paddy Doherty has pleaded with his fans for 'prayers' after he revealed his wife has been admitted to hospital in a clip shared to Instagram on Friday.

The Celebrity Big Brother star, 67, walked through the corridors of the hospital as he explained that his wife Roseanne had pneumonia.

As he made his way outside and thanked staff on the medical ward, the former boxer updated his viewers, revealing they were 'putting drips on her'.

He continued: 'But thank god, because she couldn't be in a better place than a hospital. She's getting attention, she's getting looked after'.

He then praised the hospital as 'the greatest place in the world' before he was captured saying hello to fans in the car park.

Paddy ended his clip with the words: 'Be lucky, be safe and god bless you all' and he captioned the post: 'Prayers for my wife'.

His followers were quick to show support as one wrote: 'I have it Paddy very hard to shake but god bless your beautiful wife'; 'Prayers for your Wife Paddy. Get well soon Roseanne'.

In March 2019 Paddy had a five-and-a-half-hour operation to treat his prostate cancer after suffering excruciating pains when he urinated and passing blood.

He had his first operation at Manchester Royal Infirmary and said at the time how he had considered taking his own life because of the pain from the cancer.

Doherty is a British former bare-knuckle boxer who rose to national fame when he featured on My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, a Channel 4 documentary about travellers.

He then won the eighth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2011 after beating Kerry Katona in the final.

Other housemates that series included Jedward and Amy Childs.

Paddy also appeared with another housemate, Sally Bercow, on the Channel 5 documentary When Paddy Met Sally which saw them stay at each other's homes.

Back in 2022, he was rushed to hospital after having a heart attack - a year after suffering Covid complications.

He shared a video to his social media in hospital as he updated fans on his condition before vowing to give up drinking and embark on a healthier lifestyle after turning to booze to cope with his mother's dementia. 

He said in the clip: 'My heart I think... I had a heart attack last night. My breathing keeps being difficult. It's like a horse sitting on your chest.'

The star also claimed that he had been stuck in a corridor at the hospital in Chester for two days as the unit didn't have the facilities to move him to a ward, before thanking NHS staff for looking after him. 

He explained that he suspected the heart attack was caused by his drinking, saying: 'You know what it is? It's just all the stress with my brother Martin [McDonagh], and my mother with the dementia.

'Maybe I couldn't handle it. And then I went on the beer, I went to drink. It's no good. I was trapped in my own world. I couldn't deal with me and I couldn't deal with my mother in a home. I used to drink just to get drunk. Really my nerves are f***ed up.'

Paddy's mum Elizabeth, known as Queenie, died in April 2018 less than a year after her husband of 60 years Simon passed away.

Paddy was later quick to reassure fans he was doing alright in a separate hospital video, saying: 'I wouldn't say I'm great, but I'm getting there' before saying he would be 'be back' and was trying to stay positive.

'I will be back stronger,' the visibly breathless star added.