Busted's James Bourne had a scary encounter with a black widow spider that landed him in the hospital. The 40 year old singer didn't realise how serious his condition was until he was refused an IV drip at a local health centre due to hypertension.
Now fully recovered, James shared the ordeal on Instagram, posting pictures of the spider and his bite. He wrote: "I'm finally recovered now ( touch wood) from being bitten by a black widow spider.
I did not know how serious my condition was until I was refused an IV drip at my local Next health because I was suffering hypertension with a blood pressure reading of 190 / 115 mmHg. "Apparently that's quite serious .
I ended up at the hospital later that night! Anyway, im still here, Alive and kicking! Cool story bro..." "Ouch! I'm glad you are on the mend...great story though," one of James' fans wrote under his post, with another saying: "Oh dam!
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