Beloved Emmerdale star reveals he was rushed to hospital after heart attack

| Freelance Soaps Reporter Published October 28, 2026 10:14am Updated October 28, 2026 10:23am He opened up over his huge health incident (Picture: Shutterstock) Kevin Mathurin, who plays Emmerdale’s beloved vicar, Charles Anderson, has taken to Instagram to detail a terrifying health scare last year. Over a montage of pictures and clips of his hospital stay, Kevin told the story of what he’s recently been through. ‘This time last year I felt chest pains. Plaque and clots were blocking my artery causing heart failure and a minor heart attack. ‘I was rushed to King’s Hospital London, where the amazing doctors and nurses of the NHS monitored and really took care of me. ‘A week that changed my life forever. ‘Recover, rehabilitate, when I’m slowly feeling like my old self again, re-evaluate, remember who I am, reconnect, relax. ‘Be yourself, be present, 16 years clean and sober, and live! Love your people and your life! #keepmoving’ Kevin further detailed what happened in a length caption. ‘Mid-October 2025. I was under a lot of stress and pressure. External issues were taking over my well being. I was anxious, stressed, always angry and suppressing it all. Not dealing with things head on. I’d also lost a really good friend to Cancer and was upset that I couldn’t make his funeral due to work commitments. Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. ‘It was all too much that week and I felt pains in my ribs and arms all week. But knowing me, I didn’t complain, I just carried on filming, working out and driving up and down the country to be with my family. It was Nikki who begged me to book an ECG scan. By the time I got home from the hospital my doctor called me and said get straight to A&E. ‘Long story-short I had a blocked artery that had damaged part of my heart, making my heartbeat abnormal, causing heart failure and a minor heart attack. Within myself I felt fine, but this freaked me and my family out that I didn’t pay attention to my body for a whole week. Kevin detailed his health scare… (Picture: Instagram/kevin_mathurin_official) …and his journey after the terrifying news (Picture: Instagram/kevin_mathurin_official) ‘While staying at King’s Hospital, London I was kept under monitor and had an angiogram to determine how serious the blockages were. Thankfully I didn’t need surgery for stents, just relying on a lot of meds, exercise and a healthy diet to keep my blood pressure, heart rate and cholesterol down. ‘But while I was in hospital that week I had a lot of time to think, reset, reevaluate my priorities and how I got to this point in my life in the first place. It kick-started a total reboot on my outlook on people, places and things. I want to see my children grow up into wonderful adults and be in a position to guide them when they need me. I want to spend quality time with Nikki and be present when I’m with her and my family. I want to see my friends and let them know how much i value their company and time. I want to be a reliable work colleague and have gratitude for what this profession has given me and be open minded for whatever is around the corner. ‘A huge thank you to all the doctors and nurses at King’s Hospital and the cardiac physiotherapists at Lewisham Hospital. THANK YOU NHS. ‘Fear makes you ill. Shuts you down and stand still. Love your people, love life and keep moving.’ Kevin was shown lots of love from his co-stars (Picture: Mark Bruce/ITV) Kevin’s post was flooded with love from his co-stars: Ash Palmisciano who plays Matty Barton said: ‘Ah mate what a stressful time and you still showed up being the nicest guy ever, and you’re right it really does! big love mate xxx’, to which Kevin replied: ‘Thank you mate x’. Jay Kontzle, who plays Billy Fletcher added: ‘Love bro’, to which Kevin replied with the same. Bob Hope actor, Tony Audenshaw, wrote: ‘Strong as an Ox’, with Kevin typing back: ‘Trying to keep up with you mate’. Deals of the Day The wellbeing brand behind everyone's favourite candles has launched its biggest sale yet See London's Christmas lights from an open-top double-decker bus this winter My skin always suffers when the heating goes on but this serum changed that The skincare formula that finally took the guesswork out of my routine Families can save up to 20% on summer 2027 holidays in Club Med's four-day sale Arrow MORE: Where you’ve seen EastEnders’ Jess before – including in rival soap Arrow MORE: Coronation Street star brands Emmerdale cast as ‘council estate scuffers’ at parties Arrow MORE: EastEnders’ Lacey Turner cried after ‘very serious’ telling off from bosses The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.