Singer Conor Maynard has opened up about the devastating health battle that’s stopped him releasing new music and forced him to step away from public life in recent months
Conor Maynard was rushed to hospital due to a nasty health battle.
The 32-year-old pop star was hospitalised back in February after falling down stairs at his home. The star has now revealed that he’s been forced to step away from public life in the last few months due to debilitating issues with his back.
He took to Instagram with a series of snaps and explained how his back issues have left him “screaming in pain” and unable to promote his new music. The singer, who confirmed he was not the father of The Traitors star Charlotte Chiltern’s child, said he has a bulging disk in his back.
He wrote: “So I thought I’d explain why I’ve been pretty quiet over the last few months, and why I realised one song in May and then seemingly disappeared when the original plan was to post a string of songs for you guys.
“I posted earlier this year that I was experiencing issues with my back, and it has been quite the journey.” He explained that he had visited a chiropractor but the issue didn’t go away.
Unfortunately, the pain in his back grew so “intense” that he was “screaming in pain”. He continued: “Then I lost all the colour in my face which made my girlfriend panic so we called an ambulance and I was taken to hospital.
“The annoying thing about this kind of injury is that there isn’t much that can be done immediately other than try to manage the pain, and then make more long term recovery attempts.” He revealed he may have to have surgery as it seems it’s the only way to fix the issue.
“Right now it’s looking like surgery is the only option but obviously that’s kind of scary. It really has affected by life in so many ways.”
Conor, who is in a relationship with Kitty Bertrand, added: “Filming music content is nearly impossible as I can’t lift or move any of my lights, even holding a camera up is too heavy. He told fans he had a “long” road to recovery ahead of him but is hoping to release new music as soon as he can.
Conor revealed his accident on the stairs back in February. He posted clips showing him on a stretcher sporting a head and neck brace, captioned ‘Sunday funday’, followed by footage of his ride with the paramedics.
Later in the day, he reassured fans with an update, saying: “I’m doing ok guys. You’re not allowed to laugh…. but I fell down the stairs. But nothing too serious, you can all breathe now.”
He’s also opened up about struggling with anxiety. In December last year, Conor sought advice on taking the prescription medication Diazepam, commonly used to treat anxiety disorders, insomnia, seizures, and withdrawal symptoms.
He shared his concerns in a post, asking: “Has anyone on here ever been prescribed Diazepam, but their anxiety is so bad that they’re literally too anxious to actually take it? Please reach out it you’ve ever been in this position. Can’t believe I’m posting this, but at this point, I’m not sure what else to do. Sorry I haven’t posted anything in over a month. This post kinda alludes to why.”
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