Exclusive: MAFS' Tony Mojanovski on the quick decision that saved his life: 'I was on death's door' - suong

The Season 12 star spent six days in hospital last month following a heart attack and surgery to insert a stent.

The 53-year-old told 9Entertainment he was at the gym on Anzac Day when he started to feel something was 'off'.

"I wasn't feeling well, it was kind of like a scratchy feeling – this has been happening to me for a long time, every year or so, but this time I listened to my body and I took myself to the doctor," Tony explained.

"This was actually a heart attack. So the little symptoms I was feeling in the two years caught up to me."

It turned out, Tony's decision to leave the gym and go see his doctor actually saved his life.

"I was pretty much on death's door, because I had 100 percent blockage and then I had a blood clot in there as well. The doctor sent me to the hospital and then I started collapsing. It was horrible," he shared.

"That kind of saved my life, doing that. So I tell all my friends and a lot of men my age – 'don't hide'. If you feel something, go to the doctors and check yourself out."

During his time in hospital, Tony was surprised by a visit from fellow MAFS groom Ryan Donnelly which he said meant a lot to him.

"We talk every day, pretty much... I was talking to him and he was so worried.

"Then he walked into the hospital and there he was filming me! I was talking to Adrian on the other line so we were all having a good laugh and it made my day, just picked me up again, you know?" Tony recalled.

Despite the big scare, Tony's recovery was going well as he learned to take it easy.

"It's not like having a pulled muscle on your leg or your arm. It's your heart. It takes a little bit longer, plus there's the stent in there. I'm always a little on edge if I feel something, [but] just take it easy.

"There's no running or jumping or, you know, riding a bike for an hour. It's a four to six week recovery process, so that's where I'm at."