Made in Chelsea star details harrowing experience that almost left him dead

ok.co.uk:

Made in Chelsea's Sam Vanderpump, 27, has opened up about his frightening encounter with sepsis, a life-threatening condition that brought him to the brink of death.

In a heartfelt chat with OK!, Sam delved into the scary ordeal and also shared some thrilling news, his journey back to health, and the steadfast support from his girlfriend, now fiancée, Alice Yaxley. "Over Christmas, we went through a bit of an episode together where I got really, really ill," Sam recounted, reflecting on how quickly his illness took hold.

He detailed that a genetic condition led to an infection, which then spiralled into sepsis. "I got an infection due to a genetic disease I've got, which led to sepsis and it ended up quite bad.

I was in hospital and it was a close call; I could have died." The scare started with severe back pain and dehydration for Sam, symptoms he initially brushed off as just flu-like.