Former X Factor star Amelia Lily was forced to pull out of the Sunderland Food and Drink Festival on Saturday after she was urgently rushed to hospital.
The singer, 29, shot to fame on the ITV talent show in 2011 and has also starred in MTV’s Geordie Shore.
Taking to her Instagram stories, she informed followers that she was ‘severely unwell’ and would be unable to attend the festival. Â
Amelia – who is diabetic – shared a snap of herself in the hospital on a ward hooked up to a drip, and revealed she was ‘gutted’ to cancel the upcoming scheduled gig in Sunderland.
She penned: ‘Hello everyone, after a really tough week of being severely unwell, I have never felt like this in my life.
X Factor icon Amelia Lily informed fans she was forced to pull out of Sunderland Food and Drink Festival after being urgently rushed to hospital
Amelia – who is diabetic – shared a snap of herself in the hospital on a ward hooked up to a drip, and revealed she was ‘gutted’ to cancel the upcoming scheduled gig in Sunderland
‘I have been admitted into hospital with an underlying infection. I am so sorry that I won’t be able to perform tomorrow evening at the @sunderlandfooddrinkfest.
‘I love performing and am absolutely gutted I can’t be there tomorrow but I know I’m in the best place.’
Amelia finished up adding: ‘You have got the wonderfully talented @geoffmullmusic performing at 6pm for you tomorrow. Will keep you all posted lots of love Amelia x.’
On Sunday, she gave further health updates, reassuring fans she finally had her test results and was discharged from the hospital.
‘It resulted in being a kidney infection which came from a uti was left untreated. I felt pain in my lower back at the start of the week and tried for three days to get into my drs but they were not taking anymore appointments or e consults which resulted into my vomiting and having migraine and a fever, but with me being diabetic things get a little more complicated as you can imagine.
‘I’ve also had an ultrasound on my kidneys and good news nothing else has showed up.
‘I just want to say a massive thank you to all the wonderful staff on ward 37 at James Cook hospital who looked after me and gave me the best care. I admire each and every single one of you how hard you all work.’
Amelia rose to stardom while on the singing contest and came to the third place, while she was also a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother in 2017 and was in a romance with I’m A Celebrity winner Sam Thompson.
On Sunday, she gave further health updates, reassuring fans she finally had her test results and was discharged from the hospital
Amelia rose to stardom while on X Factor in 2011 and came to the third place (pictured on X Factor in 2011)
While never fully leaving her music career, she also joined Geordie Shore in 2020 but left after two series.
She took to Instagram as she shared the news that she had been in hospital for over two hours and was exhausted.
While the star didn’t go into the details of what was wrong, the hospital visit was linked to the X Factor star’s diabetes.
Sharing a snap of her takeaway coffee as she sat in the waiting room, the star wrote: ‘Been in the hospital for over 2 hours. Being diabetic is exhausting sometimes on us mentally.
‘All of you that have it know what I mean.’
By NHS definition, diabetes is usually a lifelong condition that causes a person’s blood glucose (sugar) level to become too high.
There are two types. Type 1 is where the pancreas doesn’t produce any insulin and Type 2 is where the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin or the body’s cells don’t react to insulin.
Amelia was also rushed to hospital due to a health emergency linked to her diabetes earlier in February
Amelia was diagnosed with diabetes when she was just three-years-old and revealed during her time on X Factor that her condition is very serious (pictured in 2011)
The You Bring Me Joy songstress auditioned for the ITV show when she was just 16 years old, eventually coming third place in the 2011 series behind chart-toppers Little Mix.
Amelia admitted at the time that there is the possibility she could go blind if her blood sugar is too high.
She described at the time how she has to adjust her insulin levels before performing to counterbalance the effects of the adrenaline rush when she is on stage.
‘I need four injections a day and I’ve had it for 14 years now,’ Amelia told the Daily Star, adding: ‘I used to have fits when I was younger.’
‘Adrenalin uses a lot of energy, so I need to decrease my insulin before I perform. It’s hard to get the balance right but I always decrease my insulin just before performing to be safe,’ Amelia revealed.
‘There’s still a risk that something could happen on stage but I can tell if I’m shaking or need chocolate.’
