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Daily Record
12 hours ago
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- Daily Record
The Wanted's Max George gives health update following second major heart surgery
The star had heart surgery initially in December and then again in February. Max George has given his fans a health update after he had his second heart surgery. Back in December, The Wanted singer was rushed into hospital when his mum noticed he had turned blue. Doctors told the 36 year old that his heart was dangerously weak, and just before Christmas he had to be fitted with a pacemaker. Max's girlfriend, EastEnders actress Maisie Smith, 23, has been supporting him during his recovery and was also by his side when he had to have a second heart operation in February. The second surgery meant that Max had to cancel a planned live show with The Wanted's new two-member lineup, which includes bandmate Siva Kaneswaran. However, Max's recovery has been going well, meaning he can get back out to work and has even hit the road on tour with Maisie. The pair toured the UK in Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds and Max will also be back on stage with Siva. In an update, Max explained his is now feeling "great", he told Heat magazine: "It's probably taken me until about the last two weeks to almost fully recover where I feel normal." "When I wake up in the morning, my energy's much higher now. I'm getting there. It's taken a while, but I feel really good." Bandmate Siva added: "You've come a long way. I'm very proud of you. You should have seen him in January or February, we're very lucky that he's recovered very fast... I'd let him know if he was lagging!" Max said that his theatre tour was "tiring" because he was still in recovery. "It was more stubbornness than anything because I really wanted to experience doing that show with Maisie so I was going to do it no matter what." The singer insisted he is now in a "really, really good position" regarding his health and is ready for his tour with Siva. "I'm just ready for this now and it feels so natural that, even when I'm not 100%, I still feel great doing it," he said. The Wanted was made up of Max, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Nathan Sykes and the late Tom Parker who tragically died in 2022 at the age of 33 following a cancer battle. However, Max and Siva decided to continue performing. Max and Siva formed 'The Wanted 2.0' and Max announced last year that he would be hitting the road with his bandmate to entertain fans across North America as well as the UK. Due to his health, Max had a setback as he had to undergo a second emergency surgery after his pacemaker was fitted incorrectly. He shared that he had to go to hospital again to fix the issues, and admitted that he was going through a 'pretty rough time.' Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!
Daily Mirror
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Max George gives one-word health update after major heart surgery
The Wanted singer Max George has shared a heath update following his second major heart surgery after a terrifying health scare last year as he shares how life's changed Max George has issued an update on his recovery after undergoing two major heart surgeries. The Wanted singer, 36, was rushed to hospital in December when his mum noticed he had turned blue. The terrifying health scare saw Max being told his heart was dangerously weak, and he was fitted with a pacemaker just before Christmas. Girlfriend Maisie Smith, 23, has been by Max's side throughout his recovery and was by his side for the second heart operation in February. The additional surgery forced Max to cancel a live show with The Wanted's new two-member lineup, which includes bandmate Siva Kaneswaran. Thankfully, Max has made huge progress in his recovery and has even hit the road on tour with Maisie. The pair toured the UK in Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds and Max is also returning to the stage with Siva. In an update, Max explained his is now feeling "great". "It's probably taken me until about the last two weeks to almost fully recover where I feel normal," he told Heat magazine. "When I wake up in the morning, my energy's much higher now. I'm getting there. It's taken a while, but I feel really good." Bandmate Siva added: "You've come a long way. I'm very proud of you. You should have seen him in January or February, we're very lucky that he's recovered very fast... I'd let him know if he was lagging!" Max admitted his theatre tour was "tiring" because he was still in recovery. "It was more stubbornness than anything because I really wanted to experience doing that show with Maisie so I was going to do it no matter what." The singer insisted he is now in a "really, really good position" regarding his health and is ready for his tour with Siva. "I'm just ready for thgis now and it feels so natural that, even when I'm not 100% I still feel great doing it," he said. The Wanted, is made up of Max, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Nathan Sykes and late Tom Parker who tragically died in 2022 at the age of 33 following a cancer battle. However, Max has been performing under a spin-off outfit since last year. Joined by Siva to form The Wanted 2.0, Max announced last year that he would be hitting the road with his bandmate to entertain fans across North America as well as the UK. Due to his health, Max had a setback as he had to undergo a second emergency surgery after his pacemaker was fitted incorrectly. He shared that he had to go to hospital again to fix the issues, and admitted that he was going through a 'pretty rough time.' The singer shared a photo of himself lying in a hospital bed with headphones on, with wires and monitors attached to his body. He then followed up with himself in a bathroom after the second surgery, showing a fresh scar on his chest underneath a tattoo of his late bandmate Tom Parker 's date of birth. Alongside the photo, Max wrote: 'A few weeks ago I had to go back into hospital after having some physical symptoms in my chest. It turned out that one of the leads was placed too far into my heart. The second surgery took about 2 hours. Luckily, it was a success and they kindly let me listen to Oasis the whole time. "It's been a setback, but it's just one of those things. I've had a few complications the last couple of months but I'm having loads of tests to make sure everything is all good. "It can take a few weeks / months for the inflammation of my heart to subside (myocarditis) but I'm sure I'll be back on top form in no time! Thanks everyone for all your lovely messages and support through what's been a pretty rough time. Means a lot.'
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Pregnant Kelsey Parker shares her appreciation for boyfriend Will Lindsay one month before the birth of their first child together
Pregnant Kelsey Parker shared her appreciation for her boyfriend Will Lindsay on Sunday - one month before the birth of their first child together. The podcast host, 34, shares kids Aurelia, five, and Bodhi, four, with The Wanted star Tom Parker who tragically died from brain cancer in 2022, at the age of 33, four years after they married. She is now expecting a baby with tree surgeon Will after finding love again last September. In an update posted to Instagram, Kelsey said she was 'full of gratitude' for her partner and thanked him for his help with her young children. She included a series of loved-up photos of them together, including one of them on holiday and photos of Will with Aurelia and Bodhi. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Kelsey wrote: 'Appreciation post. I know you're not a fan of being on my social media, but I can't help it—this moment deserves to be shared. 'We're just a month away from meeting our baby, and I'm so full of gratitude. Thank you for everything you do—for me and for the kids. 'We love and adore you more than words can say I can't wait to start this next chapter with you. 'Honestly, I think you're going to find the newborn stage a breeze after handling a 5 and 4-year-old!' The couple announced their romance last September and Kelsey, who is due in June, previously revealed her third pregnancy was a 'happy accident'. Ahead of welcoming her little one, Kelsey devastatingly revealed she has been getting a lot of hate online but her new partner has been very supportive. Speaking on ITV's Lorraine, in their first joint interview together, Kelsey explained: 'It's been three years, this is Tom's three year anniversary of his death and it's almost like people want me to feel guilty for moving on.' She added: 'I'm always going to have guilt but what's so hard is that Tom's not here anymore so what do people want me to do?' Kelsey wrote: 'We love and adore you more than words can say I can't wait to start this next chapter with you' Kelsey continued: 'Our house was full of so much sadness but now it's full of happiness, the kids deserve that more than anything. 'They've been through so much, I feel like we are taking the steps forward to heal but I just want other women to feel like it's OK to move on, it's not taking anything away from the love I had for Tom.' Kelsey also opened up about the impact meeting Will has had on her life and how the trolls don't 'understand how she feels' because they are not in her shoes. Will now lives with her at the home she used to share with Tom and their kids, remarking how he 'gradually moved in' when the time 'felt right'.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The Wanted star and former Strictly Come Dancing champion Jay McGuiness finds new career success away from boyband fame
He shot to fame as a member of boyband The Wanted in 2009. But since the group went on hiatus a decade ago, Jay McGuiness has found success in a whole new career industry, a world away from his pop star days. The singer, 34, was part of the band alongside Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker, and Nathan Sykes, which produced number one hits like Glad You Came and All Time Low. After they disbanded in 2014, he went on to appear on Strictly Come Dancing the following year and was crowned the champion with professional dance partner Aliona Vilani. Jay's incredible dancing talent soon opened new doors, with the musician going on to forge a career in musical theatre. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. He made his West End debut in Big The Musical, based on the 1988 film Big, and played the lead character made famous by Tom Hanks. He then treaded the boards in Rip It Up opposite fellow boyband and Strictly stars, McFly's Harry Judd and JLS' Aston Merrygold, as well as starring in musical stage versions of Sleepless in Seatle and White Christmas. Jay also was one of the famous faces to take a turn at starring in 2:22 A Ghost Story, while he has been starring as William Shakespeare in the UK tour of & Juliet. He has admitted that Strictly was a 'boomerang' for him to pursue his passion for musical theatre, crediting the show for allowing him the opportunity to get on producers' radar. He previously gushed: 'I'm so thankful I did Strictly. It's the scary things that end up being rewarding. 'Whenever I feel pretty low after a long period of time it is because I have cocooned myself away from the things that are scaring me. Then you end up feeling stagnant. Every time I have pushed myself, I have felt happy I did.' He added: 'I loved the nine hour rehearsals with Strictly and my partner was a legend. I was lucky as a lot of people were still in soaps or had kids to go home to. But I was free as a bird and could train for as long as I wanted. 'The adrenaline you get from going on live television on Saturday it really knackers you. And the day after your exhausted. You get Sunday off to decompress then go again.' But Jay has also begun a whole new career far away from the world of music and stage, having become a published author. He wrote his debut fantasy novel, Blood Flowers, in February 2024, with a sequel, Poison Tides, set to be released next month. According to Waterstones, the young adult series is 'a story of love, witchcraft, betrayal and murder', which focuses on themes of poverty, class divide and addiction. Opening up on he came to write the book, Jay appeared on Westlife star Nicky Byrne's podcast in February, where he explained he had always loved the fantasy genre. He said: 'They asked if I would be interested in writing an autobiography and I was like, "heck no". But fantasy was something I knew - I'd been around it for so long, I knew what I wanted to write. 'And so I guess, it was a year of me on my laptop going for it. And then we shipped it to a few different places and Scholastic is my publisher. And that is the OG publishers. They liked my draft and away they went.' Jay explained that he had wanted to write a 'fantasy book that I would've liked to have read when I was a kid' and admitted that the story was partly inspired by his own sudden rise to stardom in The Wanted. He said: 'It's like some kid that's in a small town, where everyone's sort of on top of you and on top of each other and they you find out you've got this magical power. 'And away you go into a world where all that stuff that used to scare you isn't scary anymore and now you meet the real big bad wolves. 'And it is parallel to me being whisked off into a boyband and meeting those music execs. I felt like a fish out of water when I was back home and now that I've seen the rest of the world, I am a fish so strongly from the water that I'm from. But with magic!' And with his huge success in theatre and publishing, it seems that Jay has also decided to draw a line under his time in The Wanted, following the tragic death of his bandmate Tom. The father-of-two passed away from brain cancer at the age of 33 in March 2022, after he was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma in October 2020, The Wanted released a greatest hits album in 2021 and performed a one-off show that same year, before they went on tour in early 2022, which ended just two weeks before Tom's death. And while members Max and Siva are touring together as The Wanted 2.0, Nathan has said that he and Jay would struggle to perform without Tom. He previously told The Sun in March: 'I'm really happy for them. They get a lot of enjoyment in performing the music and they see it as a tribute to Tom. 'I think it's really difficult imagining The Wanted as a four-piece because The Wanted has been and will only ever be a five-piece, it's difficult imagining not performing with Tom.'
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Huge boyband star and former Strictly finalist has very different career worlds away from chart fame
The group were nominated for two BRIT Awards GOLD FOREVER Huge boyband star and former Strictly finalist has very different career worlds away from chart fame A HUGE boyband star now has a very different career that is worlds away from his former chart fame. The singer also competed on the thirteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing back in 2015. 8 Jay McGuiness (far right) was a member of The Wanted alongside (from left to right) Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker, Max George and Nathan Sykes Credit: Getty 8 However, the star has moved away from the music charts in recent years Credit: Getty 8 The singer is now an author of his own dystopian novel series Credit: Instagram Jay McGuiness, 34, is best known for being one of the original members of The Wanted. He joined the boyband back in 2009 alongside Max George, Nathan Sykes, Siva Kaneswaran, and the late Tom Parker. The group went on to sell 700,000 albums and 3.2 million singles in the UK according to the BPI (British Phonographic Industry). After winning Strictly with Aliona Vilani in 2015, Jay went on to forge a theatre career for himself on London's West End. He starred in several huge productions such as BIG! The Musical, Sleepless - A Musical romance and Rip It Up. In 2022 he took on the lead role in a touring musical version of White Christmas, before he landed a role as Ben in 2:22 A Ghost Story in 2024. Recently, he could be seen in the touring production of & Juliet in the role of Shakespeare. But away from the stage, Jay is establishing himself as a fiction author. Last year, the singer and actor released his debut fantasy novel, Blood Flowers. This year he released another book called Poison Tides which forms part of his very own dystopian series. Max George confirms he won't be playing show in Manchester During their tenure together, The Wanted achieved significant success both in the UK and around the world. Their first album peaked at number four in the UK chart and it spawned three UK Top 20 singles. In 2012, the group achieved success in the US and Canada with their track, Glad You Came. It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 for four straight weeks, and it was the highest American chart entry by a British boyband at the time. The Wanted: Discography HOW did The Wanted place in the UK charts in their heyday? Albums The Wanted (2010) - UK number four Battleground (2011) - UK number five Word of Mouth (2013) - UK number nine Singles All Time Low (2010) - UK number one Heart Vacancy (2010) - UK number two Lose My Mind (2010) - UK number 19 Gold Forever (2011) - UK number 3 Glad You Came (2011) - UK number one Lightning (2011) - UK number two Warzone (2011) - UK number 21 Chasing the Sun (2012) - UK number two I Found You (2012) - UK number three Walks Like Rihanna (2013) - UK number four We Own The Night (2013) - UK number 10 Show Me Love (America) (2013) - UK number eight In their heyday, they were also nominated twice at the BRIT Awards in 2010 and 2012. They also won the Best British Music act at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards in 2011 as well as the Favourite Breakout Artist at the People's Choice Awards in 2013 in Los Angeles. 8 The Wanted achieved three UK top ten albums and a number of UK number one singles Credit: Getty Images - Getty 8 Although Jay has not given up performing and has established himself as a regular on the West End Credit: Instagram 8 He can be currently be seen on a UK touring production of the hit musical, & Juliet Credit: Instagram 8 Last year he bagged himself a role in the hit production, 2:22 A Ghost Story Credit: Instagram
