Pink rushed to hospital because she 'couldn't breathe'

Olivia Morris
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Pink is currently on the Australian leg of her ‘Beautiful Trauma’ world tour, but was forced to cancel shows in Sydney earlier this week after she was rushed to hospital.

The severity of the singer’s illness has now come to light.

The 38-year-old was, in fact, “seriously ill” according to Live Nation representative Michael Coppel.

The severity of Pink’s illness – which forced her to cancel several Sydney concerts – has been revealed.Source: Getty
The severity of Pink’s illness – which forced her to cancel several Sydney concerts – has been revealed.Source: Getty

“She suffered very serious attacks,” he told The Herald Sun. “She couldn’t breathe and was doubled over in pain and had to be taken to hospital in an emergency ambulance.”

Pink has now be discharged, but is still “quite weak”.

Despite that, she’s set to perform on Saturday in Sydney and new dates have also been announced for her cancelled shows.

While most new dates are in September, the August 3rd performance is now being held on August 24. The rest will happen on September 17, 18 and 19.

The singer has rescheduled the cancelled performances for September. Source: Getty
The singer has rescheduled the cancelled performances for September. Source: Getty

Taking to Instagram on Wednesday afternoon, the singer apologised for any ticket holders who had been affected.

“We were absolutely planning on going ahead with the show, and about 20 minutes before I left for soundcheck, I was rushed to the hospital, in excruciating pain,” she wrote on Instagram.

“A lot of you know how physical my shows are, and that I don’t just stand in front a microphone and sing,” she explained. “I flip, dance, fly, harness, silk, and scream my way through a total sh*t show of awesomeness (no pun intended).”

The mum of two went on to thank her fans for their support and praise the hospital staff “for getting me home to my kids”.

Hi beautiful Sydney people. First, I want to say thank you to all of the kind people out there for your well wishes for my speedy recovery. On Monday, we were absolutely planning on going ahead with the show, and about 20 minutes before I left for soundcheck, I was rushed to the hospital, in excruciating pain. That was the reason for the late cancellation. It was out of anyone’s control, and of course, wasn’t planned that way. I was discharged from hospital last night, and am following doctors orders of liquids and rest. A lot of you know how physical my shows are, and that I don’t just stand in front a microphone and sing. I flip, dance, fly, harness, silk, and scream my way through a total shit show of awesomeness (no pun intended). Therefore, I need to be physically healthy and well in order to perform this show. I think all of you deserve the full show and me at my best. Our next show will be Saturday, and until then I will be drinking green tea, and spending time with my kids. That’s a warning to paparazzi, you might actually see me walking upright outside of my hotel room cage with two little children, and another warning: I might even smile. Not too much, though. I’ll try to control the smiling. My sincere apologies to any of the ticket holders that this has affected, the rescheduled dates will be announced today. Thank you for your patience, compassion, and support. I look forward to rocking out with all of you as we have done for many many years. All of my love. Pink I also want to thank the amazing doctors and nurses at St Vincent’s Hospital for taking such good care of me and getting me home to my kids.

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We’re wishing Pink a speedy recovery.

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