S Club 7 star Jo O’Meara rushed to hospital after sudden injury leaves her in agony
SINGER Jo O’Meara was forced to make an emergency hospital dash after she was left in ‘horrendous’ pain when her back gave in ahead of rehearsals for a gig.
The S Club 7 star was left in excruciating agony as she had to undergo spinal block treatment at London’s Clinic Hospital earlier this week.
Sharing her scary ordeal, Jo, 43, uploaded a snap of her in a hospital gown as she awaited tests and treatment.
Captioning the snap, the S Club star wrote: “So after almost 20 years pain free my back decided it was time to flake out on me again.
“The pain has been absolutely horrendous! 4 discs bulging, and a bad case of sciatica, I yesterday went for spinal blockers at the amazing @thelondonclinichospital to try and get things moving again!
“It will not stop me doing my shows, and I will not be beaten by it!”
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Jo then vowed to be well enough to perform at a couple of solo shows she has booked later this month, as well as also going on to thank her management team for getting her to hospital so quickly.”
Jo added: “So I look forward to seeing you all at Gloucester pride this weekend where I will be headlining, and the following week I will be headlining Fife pride! Make sure you come and say hello!
“I would also like to give a huge shoutout to my unbelievable management team @sagamusictv for getting me in so quickly to hospital. This back of mine will not stop me doing what I love.”
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Fans shared their concern for the star, with one writing: “Take your time and rest up be well beautiful xxx”
Another said: “Hope your in the mend soon !!! But don’t push it too much your fans will all be there for you xx”
It comes a Jo opened up about her gambling addiction after denying she had a problem for years.
She got hooked on “the thrill of the chase” while playing fruit machines ahead of S Club 7 performances and used it as a way to escape “the bad stuff” in her life.
“I don’t think it was even about the money side of it for me,” Jo, now 43, tells The Sun.
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“It was just getting the three sevens or leprechauns up on the fruit machine and the buzz that would give to me when it went up the top and the lights flashing.
“All I could think about was what was going on right there and not having to worry about the stresses of the bad stuff, you know.”