Kate Silverton's husband Mike undergoes heart procedure as 'nervous' broadcaster uses 'dark humour' about death as a coping mechanism By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 09:30 GMT, 1 March 2019 | Updated: 09:33 GMT, 1 March 2019 Viewcomments Broadcaster Kate Silverton's husband of nine years, Mike Heron underwent a heart procedure on Thursday. And the 48-year-old shared updates on Twitter before and after, admitting she was 'nervous' and sharing humorous posts about death as a coping mechanism. She first tweeted: 'My husband’s having a heart procedure tomorrow ... he’s currently playing me his choice of funeral music - you know "just in case" ... that’s how we roll in the Silverton-Heron household.' Getting through it: Kate Silverton's husband Mike underwent a heart procedure on Thursday as 'nervous' broadcaster used 'dark humour' about death as a coping mechanism (pic: Dec 2018) After the procedure, Kate tweeted: 'The m [thanks] you for all the lovely fabulous messages ... it is - for now - just a ‘minor’ procedure ( well unless his heart stops ) sorry his dark humour rubs off on me and I am nervous so sorry' Her next tweet read: 'Johnny Cash ‘when the man comes around’ as you’re asking' and then, 'Dear lord ... now he’s handing me financial details...' She mused: 'Come to think of it - my uncle was cremated to "ring of fire". Kate admitted she was worried about her husband, but also acknowledged that a bit of dark humour can help at times such as these. Sharing is caring: Kate shared a series of tweets before and after her husband's procedure, saying she found a little 'dark humour' around the subject of death, helpful She wrote: 'Is it wrong to make a man run before a heart procedure ... #lateforthetrain #myfault. 'I just had to pack all the right kit ... stressing it’s mostly "kit" to keep me occupied - being a former #royalmarinescommando @PangolinLtd packs light ie nothing.' 'The m [thanks] you for all the lovely fabulous messages ... it is - for now - just a ‘minor’ procedure ( well unless his heart stops ) sorry his dark humour rubs off on me and I am nervous so sorry @PangolinLtd for bringing so many people on board ( he’s v private.)' Four hours later, Kate returned to social media to assure everyone that things had gone well with Mike's procedure. She wrote: 'He’s just out - thank you ! heading up to see him now thank you to the amazing #nhs @NHSDigital. 'And I agree - having seen my father so poorly before he passed - it meant so much to be able to have open & healthy conversations about #death #talkaboutdeath & humour too can help!' Dance to that tune: Broadcaster Kate appeared on the 2018 series of Strictly Come Dancing Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility