Myleene Klass has shared a terrifying moment when her daughter, Hero, almost choked to death after finding a small item that she couldn’t vocalise had got stuck in her throat
Myleene Klass has revealed she was left “hysterical” after a harrowing experience in which her daughter, Hero, turned blue and collapsed from choking. The 47-year-old star opened up on the We’re Not Getting Any Younger podcast about the chilling moment involving her child and a dayglo star.
The singer and TV presenter, originally of Hear’Say fame, is a mum of three. She shares daughters Ava and Hero with ex-husband Graham Quinn, and a son, Apollo, with her current partner Simon Motson.
This revelation comes amidst news that Myleene has become a certified first aider for St John Ambulance—a decision inspired by an earlier occasion in which she managed to prevent her daughters from choking.
Recounting the distressing event, Myleene said: “Well, it was Hero when she was a baby. She choked on those… you know those dayglo stars that you stick on the ceiling? I can’t have them in the house. “
When asked whether the star had fallen from the ceiling, Myleene clarified: “She found it. She couldn’t speak—she was so little. She couldn’t even… well, she couldn’t speak because she was choking, but she couldn’t even vocalise what had happened,” she told OK! .
Myleene went on to describe the terrifying moment of realisation, saying: “Because she stumbled in holding her like… she stumbled in. And she was so little, so she… she couldn’t even speak properly anyway, and her face just went blue and then she just fell on the floor. “
She recalled that she had been doing the washing up in the kitchen when the incident occurred. After greeting her daughter, she endured what she described as the “longest five minutes of my life. “
Myleene said: “I turned her upside down—she was that right age—and I had done first aid, but now I wanted to learn it to a more sort of professional level. “
She clarified that she didn’t mean “literally” upside down, but rather that Hero was small enough to be supported along her forearm. In that position, Myleene gave her a firm pat to dislodge the object.
She explained that the star didn’t come out immediately, but Hero eventually vomited it up and then casually “toddled off”, while Myleene was left in a state of hysteria.
The NHS advises that choking in children typically occurs during play or mealtimes, as young ones often explore the world by putting items in their mouths.
It emphasises that the best prevention is to keep small objects out of reach and to cut food into bite-sized pieces. However, despite precautions, a child may still choke.
The NHS provides a detailed guide on how to respond in such situations, including instructions for administering back blows, chest thrusts, and abdominal thrusts, as well as steps to take if a child becomes unconscious.
