Vic Reeves, 67, makes his first public appearance since being rushed to hospital after collapsing at a wedding as he is supported by his wife Nancy Sorrell at the Sky Arts Awards

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By LAURA FOX, ASSOCIATE SHOWBUSINESS EDITOR and OLIVIA KEMP, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER 17:57 13 Oct 2026, updated 18:01 13 Oct 2026

Vic Reeves was supported by his wife Nancy Sorrell as he made his first appearance since it was revealed he’d been rushed to hospital over the weekend.

The Big Night Out star, real name Jim Moir, was wheeled away by paramedics after collapsing during a party while celebrating a friend’s wedding, sparking concern among the guests in attendance.

But Vic showed he was on the road to recovery as he joined Nancy on the pink carpet for the 2026 Sky Arts Awards at The Roundhouse in London.

The couple put on a playful display as they posed together, with Nancy, 52, dressed in an eye-catching red gown.

A source shared Vic’s health scare with The Daily Mail over the weekend, after he ‘overexerted himself’.

Vic was taken to hospital after the fall during a party at the upmarket Hotel du Vin in Poole, Dorset.

A source at the hotel described how the mood shifted from laughter to ‘serious concern’ when the 67-year-old collapsed.

They said: ‘Vic was telling jokes and entertaining people – and obviously everyone was hitting the bar as the party went on just as you’d expect.

‘But suddenly it appeared to take a bit of a turn for the worse – there was a commotion in the middle of the group and staff were being asked to call for an ambulance which turned out to be for Vic who wasn’t looking at all well. It all happened very quickly and looks like he overexerted himself.

‘The next thing he was being wheeled out by paramedics. It all seemed to shift from lots of laughter to serious concern pretty fast.’

Reeves was visiting Poole with his wife Nancy, and the couple took a boat trip around the harbour during their stay.

The pair, who married in 2003, share a passion for birdwatching and were pictured on the water with binoculars around their necks.

Reeves has previously spoken about his drinking during the height of his fame alongside comedy partner Bob Mortimer, 67.

Asked in 2020 how ‘rock’n’roll’ the pair had been during the 1990s, he said there had been drink and drugs, adding: ‘Lager, that was our main vice. Lager and fags, very working class.’

His drinking has also made headlines in the past.

The Sunday People previously reported that Caroline Steffens, described as Ms Sorrell’s oldest friend, had claimed Reeves could get through ‘six bottles of wine a night’ while on a bender.

Ms Steffens alleged: ‘She [Nancy] has to take him home early from parties and apologise for his behaviour. He’s a bad drunk and can’t hold his alcohol. He’ll pass out.’

In 2005, Reeves was banned from driving for 32 months and ordered to complete 100 hours of community punishment after admitting drink-driving and leaving the scene of an accident.

A court heard he was more than three times the legal alcohol limit when his vintage Jaguar struck a parked car near his home in Kent.

Reeves has since largely left his famous comic persona behind to pursue a career as an artist under his birth name.

Reeves’s representative told the Mail: ‘He was checked over and given a clean bill of health.’

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