A TV star paramedic who almost died after being stabbed during a call-out has made a life-changing recovery - thanks to CIRCUS classes.

Deena Evans, 42, was knifed in the chest by a patient armed with two blades as she carried out a welfare check with a colleague in Wolverhampton on July 6, 2020.

The 8ins knife pierced her uniform and punctured her lung and she says she wouldn't be alive if crewmate Michael Hipgrave, 51, hadn't stepped in to help.

Martyn Smith, 54, was jailed for nine years in April 2021 for wounding with intent after both Deena and Michael were brutally stabbed.