FORMER BBC Radio 1 star Jameela Jamil has been rushed to hospital for emergency surgery.
Jameela, 38, opened up about her “horrendous” illness as she shared the news with fans on Instagram yesterday.
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The star shared with fans that she’d had a bone graft before being diagnosed with Gastritis, a condition when your stomach lining becomes red and swollen.
Taking to her Stories, she wrote: “GUESS WHO HAD A LIL EMERGENCY OPERATION AND A BONE GRAFT AND TOOK ANTI BIOTICS AND PAIN KILLERS AND WOKE UP WITH GASTRITIS?!”
On a lighter note, she added: “Please send me funny animal videos at this HORRENDOUS time. Fork everything.”
Jameela is an actress, activist and presenter who began her career fronting T4 from 2009 until 2012.
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She later started hosting The Official Chart and The Official Chart Update on BBC Radio 1 with Scott Mills.
Jameela was the station’s first regular solo female presenter.
In 2020, the podcaster came out as queer after facing backlash for taking on a judging role on the TV show, Legendary.
Jameela, who has dated musician James Blake since 2015, revealed she was forced to come out after keeping her sexuality a secret for years.
Taking to Twitter, Jameela shared a lengthy note after sparking backlash over her decision to take part in the U.S. show about voguing.
The note read: “This is why I never officially came out as queer. I added a rainbow to my name when I felt ready a few years ago, as it’s not easy withing the south Asian community to be accepted, and I always answered honestly if ever straight up asked about it on Twitter.
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“But I kept it low because I was scared of the pain of being accused of performative bandwagon jumping, over something that caused me a lot of confusion, fear and turmoil when I was a kid.
“I didn’t come from a family with *anyone* openly out.”
She continued: “It’s also scary as an actor to openly admit your sexuality, especially when you’re already a brown female in your thirties. This is absolutely not how I wanted to come out.”
Jameela explained she was taking a break from social media, adding: “You can keep your thoughts.”
The star later shared another post to defend her role on the dance show.
What is Gastritis?
GASTRITIS is a condition when your stomach lining becomes red and swollen.
It can cause all sorts of uncomfortable symptoms, including burping and farting, the NHS says.
You might also experience:
- Tummy pain
- Indigestion
- Feeling full and bloated
- Nausea
- Vomiting
You should see your GP is you have tummy pain or indigestion for longer than a week or if your tummy pain is getting worse or keeps returning.
She said: “I know that being queer doesn’t qualify me as ballroom. But I have privilege and power and a large following to bring this show (as does the absolutely iconic Megan Thee Stallion) and it’s beautiful contestants and ballroom hosts.
“Sometimes it takes those with more power to help a show get off the ground so we can elevate marginalised stars that deserve the limelight and give them a chance.
“I’m just a lead judge to my 11 years of hosting experience, being fully impartial, a newcomer to ballroom (like much of the audience will be) and therefore a window in for people who are just discovering it now, and being a long time ally of the lgbtq community.”
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