Louise Thompson has shared a health update on social media after being taken to hospital. The former Made in Chelsea star was reportedly rushed to hospital with severe abdomen pain and went into septic shock following surgery.
Louise has suffered from multiple serious health issues in recent years, including ulcerative colitis, and was fitted with a stoma bag after a surgery earlier this year. One in 227 people in the UK has been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, according to the UK Crohn's & Colitis UK charity, which is around 296,000 people. Currently, there is no cure but it can be managed.
Two weeks ago, she returned to hospital following complications. She shared a photograph taken from her hospital bed, featuring a small sunshine balloon, on World Kindness Day and said she is hopeful that she will be able to return home soon.
'I really hate to say it but I’ve been back in hospital feeling very poorly (I feel like the word ‘poorly’ warrants the label of an Onomatopoeia - everything about it resembles elderly, frail illnessy stuff),' she wrote. 'As I say it I feel like a grandma blowing out bubbles for words. It looks and sounds sick. Like I did. Even though I’m also confusingly only 34 and incredibly strong. Mentally and physically STRONG. If I do say so myself.
'I’m almost embarrassed at this point. BUT there is light. Despite the Surgery, the butt drain, the catheter, the stoma, the Robinson's drain, the dreaded pigtail drains, copious cannulas, blood tests galore. My poor poor bod. I've felt like a bit of a Zombie.'
Louise went on to say 'there have been beacons of kindness everywhere' and that she's met 'the kind of people you think gosh I wish I was as kind as you because you are next level kind, going out of your way to help others'. As such, the reality star says her faith in humanity is at an all time high.
Her fiancé Ryan Libbey, with whom she shares a three-year-old son, shared another update on their podcast He Said, She Said. 'Sadly Louise is not here this week,' he told listenerd. 'She had to go back into hospital almost two weeks ago for another emergency operation in the same tummy area that she's been recovering from since earlier this year with her stoma surgery. It was completely unexpected.
'I can't believe we're back in this situation. My heart beat is skipping around all over the place which is an indication of how heavy and raw it all feels. It's very unexpected and a difficult pill to swallow.'
He added, 'It's completely broken me. Her recovery has been up and down. Post-surgery she was in septic shock, which shows the severity of how bad things got.'
This is not Louise's first hospital visit in 2024. During a family holiday earlier in the year, she spent two weeks in hospital with further health complications. As well as ulcerative colitis, the star has been diagnosed with lupus - an autoimmune disease which may cause joint pain, rashes and fatigue. She was also diagnosed with postnatal anxiety and PTSD after nearly dying giving birth to her son.
Nikki Peach is a writer at Grazia UK, covering pop culture, TV, news and features.