EastEnders star James Bye’s son, two, is rushed to hospital ‘screaming in pain’ after eating poisonous garden plant

EastEnders star James Bye and his wife Victoria has revealed their son Rufus was rushed to hospital ‘screaming in pain’ after eating a poisonous garden plant.

The actor, 41, who played Martin Fowler in the BBC soap, shares four children with his wife Victoria – Edward, ten, Louis, eight, Hugo, five, and Rufus.

James’ wife Victoria shared the worrying ordeal on Instagram on Thursday before issuing an update on Friday after spending a night in hospital to confirm Rufus was fine.

Victoria explained within ‘minutes’ Rufus’ tongue started to swell after eating an Italian arum plant, which can cause skin irritations, arrhythmia, and internal bleeding.

She announced on Thursday: ‘So. More of a public service announcement than a post really but as we all know, life with kids is anything but predictable..

EastEnders star James Bye and his wife Victoria has revealed their son Rufus was rushed to hospital ‘screaming in pain’ after eating a garden plant

‘So, after spending the night in hospital (I swear they’ll start charging us rent soon) after Rufus decided to snack on a plant in the garden — one I didn’t even know was dangerous. All hell let loose. (full video in next post – wouldn’t let me post here)

‘Within minutes his tongue had started to swell, he was screaming & we had to call 999. (As always – NHS heroes, honestly.)

‘Thankfully he’s absolutely fine now but it turned out the culprit was Italian Arum, a really common plant with bright orange berries that looks innocent but is seriously toxic if ingested.

‘I mean, I had no idea. And once I started looking into it… turns out there are loads of plants like that quietly minding their own (deadly) business in UK gardens.’