Rylan Clark has alerted fans after his 71-year-old mother Linda was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery while on vacation.
The presenter, 34, shared a smiling photo of his mother in her hospital chair on Instagram on Sunday morning.
Linda looked brave with her arm and leg wrapped in bandages and braces.
Rylan captioned the photo, “Someone is out of bed and in a chair. She can’t believe how many people have messaged.
‘Thanks everyone. Will update you all with more if I can x’
Tough time: Rylan Clark updated fans after his 71-year-old mother Linda was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery while on holiday.
Do better! The presenter, 34, shared a smiling photo of his mother in her hospital chair on Instagram on Sunday morning
Grateful: Rylan captioned the photo, “Someone is out of bed and in a chair. She can’t believe how many people have messaged. Thanks everyone’
It comes after he announced that his mother had survived surgery after suffering a serious fall during their vacation.
Rylan assured fans that ‘everything was going well’ after previously announcing he would pull out of his planned Radio 2 show, with Scott Mills replacing him.
He shared a photo of his mother’s hands with a cannula in them and wrote, “Mom is out of surgery. Everything went well.
‘Asked me if she could have a new driveway…. She’s definitely coming. Thank you for all your lovely messages x’
Last week, the presenter announced via Instagram the disturbing news that his mother had fallen seriously.
Rylan admitted that he was praying for his mother and explained that he would pull out of his planned Radio 2 show.
After revealing that his mother would have to go under the knife, he later told fans, “The surgery went well. Will keep you posted x’
Rylan complemented fans with his original post, which read, “So unfortunately I’ve taken my mom on her first vacation in a few years and unfortunately she had a pretty bad fall which forced her to have surgery here.
Update: It comes after he announced his mother had survived surgery after a serious fall while on vacation with a photo of his mother’s hands with a cannula in them
“She’s not in the best of health because of her other conditions and this has made things more complicated. My priority right now is my mother.
Cheers Scott for his coverage on radio 2 and thanks to the people here who sent their well wishes.
Praying for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery. I will update you on mom. Linda if and when I can x’
X Factor star Rylan’s famous friends quickly flooded the comment section of his Instagram post with well wishes.
Kate Garraway wrote, “Sorry to hear Rylan,” while Jordan North added, “Oh mate, hope she’s okay. Great love,” and Catherine Tyldesley wrote, “Sending love, light, and healing darlings.”
Vanessa Feltz commented, “Oh my God, I’m sorry to hear it!” Praying for a speedy recovery while Ruth Langsford wrote on behalf of herself and husband Eamonn Holmes: ‘Oh no… dear Linda. Sending you both all our love.’
Linda has been battling Crohn’s disease since she was 30, a condition that causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive system.
She often has to undergo multiple surgeries to remove damaged parts of her intestines and takes countless medications every day for her condition.
Worrying: Last week, the presenter announced that his mother had fallen seriously and explained that he would withdraw from his planned Radio 2 show
Rylan’s mother also developed sepsis in 2018, which nearly killed her.
In 2027, Linda was hospitalized for six weeks after a procedure related to her Crohn’s disease went wrong.
Rylan previously told the Daily Mail about his mother’s battle with the disease, which has affected many aspects of her life.
He explained: ‘My mother lost her job because of the disease – it completely defines her life. When she was diagnosed, it really hit her hard because it wasn’t picked up early enough.
“The sooner you pick it up, the easier it is to control. I also grew up with the disease because she was sick – it is life threatening. It is scary.
“It could be hard when I was young because sometimes she couldn’t go on field trips and other times she was so embarrassed about her symptoms that I couldn’t have my friends stay over.”
Crohn’s disease is a chronic condition that affects about one in 1,200 people in the UK and causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive system, although it is most common in the gut.
It causes symptoms such as diarrhea, severe abdominal pain, weight loss and fatigue.
Support: Rylan gave his followers an update after his famous friends flooded the comment section of his Instagram post with well wishes
Special bond: Linda has exploded in popularity since her first appearance alongside her famous son on Celebrity Gogglebox in 2021
Linda has surged in popularity since her first appearance alongside him on Celebrity Gogglebox in 2021, but Rylan previously admitted that she has no clue about her fame.
He writes in a Sunday Times Magazine article: ‘She doesn’t care about her fame, she doesn’t really know. She’s not on social media and I’ll never allow that.”
Rylan added, “My mom, Linda, is my biggest fucking headache, but I don’t know what I’d do without her.
‘With me she has the best of both worlds: I am a son and a daughter. I can talk to her about makeup and blow-dry her hair, and I can tell her to fix it up. She is an obligation.
“She’s the ultimate cross between Catherine Tate’s grandmother and Gavin & Stacey’s Pam.”