Thought I was dying: Peter Andre

London: Singer Peter Andre thought he was "dying" when he collapsed last week due to chest pain. A news website reports, Andre crippled due to chest pain while he went for a jog near his home in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England and feared he was having a heart attack. Peter who was eventually diagnosed with a torn ligament said: "I had a massive health scare last week after suffering from severe chest pains while I was out for a run. I`d only been running for about 10 minutes when I suddenly had the most excruciating, stabbing pains in my chest. "I couldn`t breath properly and immediately thought I was having a heart attack, it was that bad. I thought I was dying." "Thankfully, when the medics arrived, they did tests immediately and deduced that I`d probably torn a ligament in my chest and that was what was causing the pain. "Apparently the feeling you get when this happens is very similar to a heart attack so they totally understood why I was so terrified." The 37-year-old star refused to accompany paramedics to hospital, but was later forced to visit a medical facility and has been told he now needs to rest for a lengthy period so the injury can fully heal. Writing in his column for new! magazine, he added: "They wanted to take me to hospital straight away to be monitored. "By that point, though, I was keen to just rest at home so I stayed put. With hindsight, I should have taken their advice as I ended up going in later that day to get more painkillers. "It`s just a case of resting for a few weeks now and hopefully the ligament will heal." IANS