Early-00s MTV reality star Bam Margera arrives in Sydney after he was 'basically pronounced dead' at the hospital following multiple seizures and a blood infection

Published: 17:35 EDT, 6 November 2026 | Updated: 17:48 EDT, 6 November 2026 An early 2000s reality TV star touched down in Australia on Wednesday for the first time in 13 years for a live tour.Bam Margera was spotted arriving at Sydney Airport, looking happy ahead of his spoken-word and Q&A show. The former Jackass star, 47, wore a blue graphic T-shirt and black jeans and could be seen carrying a skateboard along with canvas and Oxford bags.Bam showed off his numerous tattoos with his short-sleeved top, accessorising his look with silver wings and purple sneakers.At one point, he was seen standing outside the airport waiting for a car. It comes after the former MTV star revealed details about his frightening hospital stay in December 2022, where he was 'basically pronounced dead' after five seizures. Early 2000s reality TV star Bam Margera, 47, touched down in Australia on Wednesday for the first time in 13 years for a live tour Bam was spotted arriving at Sydney Airport, looking happy ahead of his spoken-word and Q&A showThe ex-professional skateboarder appeared on Steve-O's Wild Ride! podcast in January 2023 and described just how serious his condition got.'I basically was pronounced dead on Elvis's birthday, December 8th. Did not know that I had like gnarly Covid,' he said. 'My body was shutting down and I went into four seizures.'He shared that the seizures lasted '10 to 20 minutes each' and that during his fourth seizure he bit his tongue and began swallowing his own blood, which led to further complications.'I bit my tongue so hard it was like nearly falling off, it got so swollen and puffy it wouldn't fit in my mouth and I was drinking the infected blood which gave me pneumonia as well.'He then went into a fifth seizure and couldn't breathe without a tube, causing him to remain on life support at the ICU at a San Diego hospital for 10 days.'I woke up five days later thinking I was there for a couple hours, they're like, "Dude you've been here for nearly a week. We tried to take the tube out, and you weren't breathing on your own."''So I spent eight days in there,' he shared adding that he didn't remember anything from when he was unconscious. The former Jackass star wore a blue graphic T-shirt and black jeans and could be seen carrying a skateboard along with canvas and Oxford bags Bam showed off his numerous tattoos with his short-sleeved top, accessorising his look with silver wings and purple sneakersBam previously shared a photo of himself from the hospital, with the caption: 'Pronounced Dead on December 8th, Elvis's birthday. Life support for 10 days on pneumonia and Covid.'Bam was released from the hospital in mid-December 2022, and shared a snap to his Instagram featuring him looking in good spirits as he posed next to a friend.'I’m out! Thank you to my friends, family and you for the love, support and prayers,' the entertainer wrote, along with a praying hands emoji and purple heart emoji.A day prior his family shared an update and said he was on 'the road to recovery'.Bam's family posted a statement to his Instagram at the time, confirming his hospitalisation and assuring fans that he would soon be discharged.'Bam was recently hospitalised,' wrote the Margera family. 'Fortunately, he is now testing negative for Covid and receiving care for pneumonia.''Bam is on the road to recovery,' they continued, 'and thankfully will be discharged soon. We ask and thank you for your positive prayers.'