McFly star Tom Fletcher has revealed that he was rushed to hospital because he looked like he’d be “smashed in the face” after a nasty health scare left him seeking medical attention
McFly star Tom Fletcher has been taken to medical professionals.
The singer revealed that he was unexpectedly hospitalised earlier this week and took to social media to explain. Fletcher said that he’d experienced a flare-up from an autoimmune condition he has been battling – uveitis, which triggers inflammation in a part of the eye.
Symptoms can range from light sensitivity, blurred vision and pain to more severe cases like loss of vision or even blindness. According to the NHS, prompt treatment often leads to quick recovery, but the condition can recur unpredictably.
In Tom’s social media update his face appeared droopy on one side due to the inflammation around his eye, reports the Mirror.
He took to Instagram and said: “My autoimmune thing flared up out of nowhere last night (Sunday). Woke up feeling (and looking) like I’d been smashed in the face! This is after it had calmed down and I could see again.”
Tom added: “Not the day I had planned” before revealing that he would be on medication for the next six weeks.
The 39 year old celeb, who lives in Richmond, London with his wife and their three kids, had to nip over to the A&E at The Western Eye Hospital for some urgent care. He told his followers: “Hate having to come here but so thankful it exists! The doctors and nurses have helped me out so many times now.”
He’s on strict regimen of eye drops daily for six weeks to sort out the flare-up. Tom last updated fans on his health woes in 2023, not long after a dash to the hospital for similar troubles.
Chatting in 2023, Tom mentioned: “Sorry I’ve been quiet for a bit. I was wiped out with some sort of illness and in bed for a few days. I just got back on my feet yesterday and uveitis decided to kick me down again.”
Tom’s been keeping it on the down-low, especially after feeling “humiliated” by the ruckus involving his bandmate Danny Jones, who was caught kissing Maura Higgins at a BRIT Awards afterparty last month.
Fletcher was with Jones following the star-studded bash on March 1, mere hours before Danny and Maura were spotted locking lips, despite the fact that Danny is married.
A source told The Sun: “Tom is by no means a party animal – in fact he made it quite clear the afterparty was not on his mind, but Danny had other ideas.”
“Tom wasn’t there when the pair were seen getting close, but feels he is still associated with what went on. He doesn’t even know Maura, he doesn’t follow her or any other Love Island stars – he just doesn’t really mix in those circles.”
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