Kevin Federline after suffering a racing pulse and chest pains. Source: Supplied
Kate McMahon, The Herald Sun, reports
BRITNEY Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline is recovering at home after collapsing during a challenge for Nine's new reality weight-loss show Excess Baggage.
The 33-year-old former dancer was doing a challenge with AFL's new Greater Western Sydney team yesterday when he displayed symptoms of minor cardiac arrest.
He was taken by ambulance to Mt Druitt Hospital, where an ECG later revealed he didn't suffer a heart attack.
A spokesman for production company Fremantle Media said Federline was released from hospital late last night after having further tests.
"Excess Baggage contestant Kevin Federline has been given the all-clear after spending the day in medical care,'' the spokesman said.
"Kevin and producers became concerned with his extreme pulse rate and abnormal heart beat during a week six challenge of the program. The program medic took the action of calling an ambulance so that a hospital could assess his well-being. After more tests, he was released late last night."
The spokesman said while Federline is recovering at home, he would undergo more tests before returning to the show later this week.
"Kevin is now at home with his family and will undergo further investigation with a cardiologist today,'' he said.
"He is expected to be back on set Friday.''
Earlier a spokesman for Nine said the challenge was not considered dangerous and was a running and catching warm-up drill used by AFL players.
Host Kate Ceberano said Federline had recently tried to quit booze in his battle against the bulge and hinted his body may have simply become unable to cope with the strain of change.
"I'm very concerned about his current condition," she said yesterday.
"There are things in all the contestants that they want to conquer.
"I know (he) has been giving up drinking and doing a variety of different things to help his nutrition and his health and sometimes when you change things too suddenly it can happen."
Ceberano described Federline as the "underdog" of the competition.
"He's very quiet, very gentle," she said.
"He's a really lo-fi guy."
It is the second time in this series the US star has been taken to hospital. He was treated for "heat stress" during a challenge in West Australia's Kimberley region.
Federline, who shares custody of two boys with Spears, weighed into the competition nine weeks ago at 105kg and said he wanted to "become fit, healthy and buff once more".
- With AAP
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