FORMER The X Factor singer Katie Waissel has been dashed back to hospital with a suspected blood clot on her lung — less than two days after being discharged.
The 2010 reality TV star was readmitted to hospital just 36 hours after being allowed to go home.
Singer Katie is currently fighting a severe case of bacterial pneumonia and doctors now suspect a blood clot on her lung.
The 40-year-old was taken to London’s private Wellington Hospital for urgent scans and tests.
Taking to X, Katie told her followers: “After a day and a half at home, I’m now BACK at the hospital and not doing so great.”
She added in a later update: “Whilst still battling this awful bacterial pneumonia, there’s now a suspected blood clot on my lung, so I’m back in for more scans, tests and needles.
“I’m fairly certain I’ve run out of veins for people to poke at this point.”
The mum-of-one praised the medical team at the facility for their ‘incredible’ support.
She stated that her absolute priority is to ‘get better and get home to my little boy’.
Katie shares her seven-year-old son, Hudson, with her former partner, personal trainer Andy Speer, who was born in 2018.
This latest setback follows her emergency admission last week to St John and St Elizabeth’s Hospital in London.
Reflecting on the initial scare, the songwriter admitted she was ‘far closer to the edge than I realised’.
She called the illness ‘one of the most frightening and excruciatingly painful experiences of my life’.
The close call has given her a brand new outlook on life.
In a separate social media post on Thursday, she shared: “I’m still a little bit in shock, if I’m honest, coming to terms with just how close I came to not being here anymore.
“It’s made me realise there are still so many things I want to see, do, learn and experience, and that perhaps ‘one day’ isn’t a date we should rely on.
“So, I’ve decided it’s time to write a proper bucket list and start ticking things off.”
This is not the star’s first sudden health crisis.
Back in 2021, she needed emergency treatment for a suspected heart attack, later sharing images of herself fitted with a cardiac monitor.
Katie originally rose to fame on the seventh series of The X Factor.
She was mentored by Cheryl in the girls category and eventually finished the ITV competition in seventh place – which was won by Matt Cardle.
She also appeared as a housemate on Celebrity Big Brother in 2016.
The singer is now qualified to work as a paralegal or start vocational training to become a solicitor or barrister.
The mum-of-one and lawyer set up her own dedicated foundation, O.W.H.L, in 2023 – campaigning to reform safety standards within the showbiz world.
She was branded the “most hated contestant” when she appeared on the show and has sought therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after suffering panic attacks and suicidal thoughts.