Overview
- The actor told campmates on Wednesday's South Africa episode that he survived a heart attack and now lives with four stents.
- He said he takes about eight tablets a day to manage his condition after doctors restored blood flow to his heart.
- Charles recalled jaw tingling at home while his wife was away, then an emergency call led to angioplasty, where a balloon widened his artery and stents kept it open.
- He said medics warned the narrowing was genetic and linked it to the heart problem that killed his brother Dean in 2014.
- Fellow contestant Scarlett Moffatt praised his courage in returning to the franchise as he hopes to make his late brother proud.