ITV reality star rushed to A&E as she shares worrying hospital bed snaps
REAL Housewives of Cheshire star Leilani Dowding has been taken to hospital for surgery.
The 45-year-old reality star and model shared pictures and a video from her hospital bed on X (formerly Twitter), giving an update on her current condition.
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Leilani has shared that she's been in hospital after having an operation on her nose
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Leilani revealed that she has had to have functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) as well as a septoplasty, which realigns the septum in your nose.
The star shared a picture with her nose tapes up on the site alongside the message.
"Thanks for all the get well wishes … not had an accident .. not had mouth sewn up yet," she joked.
"Just had an op on my sinus. Haven't been able to breathe for a while and being a mouth breather isn't fun…
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"it's also smelly as it was full of pus.. should be home later today."
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Leilani is a star of Real Housewives of Cheshire
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The star has assured fans that she's OK
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