American comedian and talent show judge, Howie Mandel was rushed to the hospital after passing out on Wednesday.
The 65 year old star was reportedly at a branch of the coffee chain, starbucks in Los Angeles with his wife, Terry and other friends when he fainted and fell over.
Paramedics were called to the scene and Mandel was taken to a local hospital. The entertainer is currently undergoing tests for suspected low blood sugar.
Earlier this week, Mandel posted a video of himself on an hospital bed, on his verified Instagram page. He shared in the video that he had undergone an endoscopy and a colonoscopy. Mandel captioned the post, “Colonoscopy, Recovery audition.”
The comedian revealed that he had met with a fellow patient, who recognized his voice and tried to audition for America’s Got Talent as he was waking up. The Judge joked,
“I just came out of my colonoscopy — the doctors here were nice enough to let me wear a one piece … with just a flap in the back.”
In June, Mandel spoke about his struggles with anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder, and how he uses comedy to deal with them. He said,
“My coping skill is finding the funny. If I’m not laughing, then I’m crying. And I still haven’t been that open about how dark and ugly it really gets. Comedy saved me in a way. I’m most comfortable onstage. And when I don’t have anything to do, I turn inward — and that’s not good.”
