Imelda May 'forever grateful' to St Vincent's staff after time in hospital
Singer Imelda May has revealed she was hospitalised last week.
The mother-of-one shared with her followers on social media that she ended up being hospitalised in St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin. The Dubliner posted a few pictures of her time in her room.
Captioning a series of pictures of staff from St Vincent's Hospital who took care of her, Imelda said: "So I ended up in St Vincent's University Hospital last week for a few days." Despite choosing not to disclose what happened to her, Imelda went on to reassure fans that she is now "fine" and recovering well.
"I'm fine now and healing well but I must say a huge thanks you to all the amazing people that took the best care of me. Absolute legends. Pictures are a few of those legends. Forever grateful. Imelda X."
It is the second time Imelda has found herself in hospital in recent years. In 2022, Imelda was forced to postpone a gig after her doctor ordered her to take a break after she suffered from exhaustion.
In a snap, she said at the time: "I'm getting a flood of well wishes. Thank you so much. I'm not seriously ill.
"It's what I call 'road rot' lots of bits going wrong. Too often have tests and treatments while going full pace.
"Physically exhausted. Just following Drs advice and taking time to heal. I won't be long. Imelda."
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