Emotional Blue Wiggle Anthony Field on Greg Page’s cardiac arrest

Blue Wiggle Anthony Field broke down in tears as he recalled the moment cast, crew and an event-goer saved Greg Page after his cardiac arrest on stage.

Speaking to 7News outside Sydney’s Westmead Hospital on Saturday, the 56-year-old thanked drummer Steve Pace, a woman named Kim who works in The Wiggles’ office, as well as a nurse from the audience.

‘He was gone. He came off stage and collapsed and there was no pulse, there was no breathing,’ he said. ‘They really brought Greg back.’   

‘They really brought him back’: Blue Wiggle Anthony Field (pictured), 56, broke down in tears on Saturday, as he recalled the moment cast, crew and an event-goer saved Greg Page after his cardiac arrest at Sydney’s Castle Hill RSL on Friday night 

Anthony added that Greg is ‘really good’ after a life-saving medical procedure.  

‘He’s talking, he wants the show to go on. He’s doing a lot better than I am, the guy’s amazing.’  

Greg suffered a cardiac arrest at a bushfire relief concert at Sydney’s Castle Hill RSL on Friday night.

Emotional: 'He was gone. He came off stage and collapsed and there was no pulse, there was no breathing,' Anthony told 7News outside of Sydney's Westmead Hospital

Emotional: ‘He was gone. He came off stage and collapsed and there was no pulse, there was no breathing,’ Anthony told 7News outside of Sydney’s Westmead Hospital 

The original Yellow Wiggle, 48, suffers from a crippling nervous system disorder that caused him to collapse during a reunion concert for bushfire relief.  

Greg suffered cardiac arrest due to orthostatic intolerance or ‘upright intolerance’, meaning that whenever he stands up for a prolonged period of time, he risks his life.

People with orthostatic intolerance have a nervous system that struggles to pump enough blood around the body, which prompted Greg’s cardiac arrest.

Ordeal: Greg, 48, suffers from a crippling nervous system disorder that caused him to collapse during a reunion concert in aid of the Australian bushfire crisis. He is pictured far right

Ordeal: Greg, 48, suffers from a crippling nervous system disorder that caused him to collapse during a reunion concert in aid of the Australian bushfire crisis. He is pictured far right

Brave: Greg is pictured in hospital where he is recovering from the cardiac arrest

Brave: Greg is pictured in hospital where he is recovering from the cardiac arrest

The original Wiggles lineup were moments away from performing their final song, Hot Potato, when Greg suddenly collapsed.  

Since Greg was standing upright for a long period of time, 750ml of blood flowed away from his head and down to his legs, putting immense pressure on his heart. 

Greg is now at Sydney’s Westmead Hospital in a ‘serious but stable condition’ after the near-death experience.   

The Wiggles’ manager Paul Field spoke to media outside Westmead Hospital on Saturday morning after Greg underwent the life-saving medical procedure.

Recovering: On Saturday, it was reported that Greg woke up in hospital and insisted 'the show should go on'

Recovering: On Saturday, it was reported that Greg woke up in hospital and insisted ‘the show should go on’

‘He was in such a serious way last night, he needed CPR… we had two of our cast and crew working on him, they used the defibrillator on him three times – he was in a bad way,’ Paul told 7 News.

‘A nurse from the audience came up and kind of took charge, but two of our cast – Steve the drummer and Kim who works in our office – did CPR on him. They saved his life. Seriously.  

‘He stopped breathing a number of times. It was quite dramatic for everyone around to witness it. We’re all a bit shocked.’

The show must go on: The Wiggles said Greg's main concern was that the bushfire relief concert went on without him. The group performed a second show on Saturday January 18

The show must go on: The Wiggles said Greg’s main concern was that the bushfire relief concert went on without him. The group performed a second show on Saturday January 18

Greg’s life-threatening condition is what forced him to initially quit The Wiggles in November, 2006 after withdrawing from the group’s US tour that year.

He was also wrongly told he had ‘seven years to live’ by a doctor.

‘To be feeling the way you feel – tired, lethargic, heavy-chested, light-headed and just vague, and to be missing your mouth when you go to eat things – that was a pretty raw moment,’ Greg said of his condition to The Sydney Morning Herald in 2008.

The Wiggles performed their second bushfire relief concert, with Emma replacing Greg as the Yellow Wiggle, on Saturday at Sydney’s Castle Hill RSL. 

Condition: The frightening circulatory condition caused Greg (pictured back, centre) to leave The Wiggles back in 2006. Pictured in June that year

Condition: The frightening circulatory condition caused Greg (pictured back, centre) to leave The Wiggles back in 2006. Pictured in June that year

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