Alex Murphy Klein has spoken about the frightening stroke she suffered at 24 while working on a cruise ship in Tenerife
After keyhole heart surgery, she travelled to the Netherlands to compete on its version of Dancing On Ice, keeping the incident private for fear it could damage her career
Despite struggling to write her name or recall her parents’ names, she went on to win the series
The skater, who is married to Paul Klein, has also revealed that a fertility-treatment complication has delayed their next IVF attempt by three months.