
‘Things went from bad to worse', says Pippa O'Connor as husband Brian Ormond recovers from ‘tough weekend' in hospital
The influencer is married to Irish TV presenter, Brian Ormond, and the couple have three sons together; Ollie, 12, Louis, nine, and Billie, three.
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Brian spent a 'tough weekend' in hospital
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The pair updated fans on Instagram
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Pippa often shares snippets of her day to day life at home with her little ones on
The mum-of-three took to her
She said: "It's been a week. Poor Brian is in hospital. He will be fine but unfortunately he had to have back surgery, of all things."
Pippa explained that things escalated quickly and the surgery became unavoidable.
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She said: "Things just kind of went from bad to worse and he needed to get it done. It was done on Friday and he will be home later on today."
Reflecting on how the past few days have been, she added: "So the weekend consisted of football matches and hospital visits and I am happy to see a new week."
Brian also posted his own update to Instagram, thanking the hospital staff for their care.
He shared a snap of a sweet card from their son that read: "To Dad, I love you. Love always, Billy xxx."
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In a short message alongside it, Brian wrote: "Tough weekend but a massive thank you to all the staff at the MatterPrivate hospital for looking after me so well with my back surgery.
"Looking forward to heading home to the best nurse now @pipsy_pie."
Pippa O'Connor and Brian Ormond celebrate son's communion
Pippa recently celebrated her
Last month, the middle child, Louis, made his holy communion with his classmates.
And
Louis looked dapper wearing a beige suit and tie with a cream shirt and a pair of stylish trainers that matched.
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Pippa stunned in a blue high-neck flowy mini dress from Zimmerman that she said she "loved wearing".
The businesswoman paired the fabulous frock with gold lace-up heels.
Brian matched Louis wearing a beige suit with a white shirt and blue tie.
While Ollie wore a white shirt and beige trousers and Billie had a blue shirt and beige shorts on.
Pippa invited their family and close friends, including
The mum-of-three had table and chairs set up in a gazebo tent in her back garden.

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