Kelly Clarkson undergoes surgery right after hosting Billboard Music Awards
Clarkson had been experiencing appendicitis pain for the past one week.
By PTI |
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The 37-year-old shared the news on Twitter.
LOS ANGELES: Singer Kelly Clarkson has revealed that she underwent a surgery to get her appendix removed, hours after she hosted 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
The 37-year-old shared the news on Twitter, saying that she flew back home soon after the show wrapped as she started experiencing pain.
She said she underwent surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Thursday and is now "feeling awesome".
"Not going to lie.... I may or may not have broken down in tears after the show from pain. But thanks to all the amazing people @Cedars-Sinai I flew home directly after the event, nailed the surgery early this morning, and feeling awesome now," Clarkson wrote on the microblogging site.
"Bye bye appendix #TheShowMustGoOn" she added.
Not gonna lie.... I may or may not have broken down in tears after the show from pain BUT thanks 2 all the amazin… https://t.co/s7hEIU4M8t
— Kelly Clarkson (@kelly_clarkson) 1556840141000
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According to Entertainment Tonight, the surgery did not appear to be an emergency procedure, as Clarkson had been experiencing intense appendicitis pain since past one week.
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