10 Celebrities Who Had Scary Appendix Emergencies

Discover out what occurred to those celebrities…

Bindi Irwin’s ongoing well being journey just lately included an emergency appendix elimination. After experiencing months of ache, she discovered that she was going to must go underneath the knife to take away her appendix — in addition to a number of lesions brought on by endometriosis, a surgical procedure she had undergone a number of years in the past. Throughout the surgical procedure, docs additionally repaired a hernia she acquired whereas giving delivery.

“After having a grumbly appendix, I lastly needed to search assist the day of our Steve Irwin Gala, “Bindi shared on Instagram. “My appendix was eliminated, together with one other 14 lesions (after having 37 endometriosis lesions and a cyst eliminated two years in the past). I additionally had restore to a big hernia I acquired by childbirth 4 years in the past. Fortunately, I’m on the street to restoration. Sooner or later at a time. Time to heal now.”

In early 2025, Brian Austin Inexperienced underwent emergency surgical procedure for a perforated appendix. After experiencing intense abdomen ache, he went to a number of emergency rooms that have been too busy for docs to assist him. When he lastly discovered a hospital that will see him, he discovered that his appendix was near bursting. Attributable to a gap in his appendix, micro organism had been spilling into his stomach cavity. Following the profitable surgical procedure, he gave a shout out to the docs and different caretakers on the hospital.

“They have been unbelievable,” Brian stated on Instagram. “They acquired me in instantly, acquired me proper into surgical procedure. The after-care was phenomenal. Once I let you know each single person who was there was unbelievable type and loving and supportive and useful, I imply it. Each single individual.”

Stephen Colbert needed to have emergency surgical procedure after waking up one morning in “stomach agony.” Whereas he tried to push by and really taped a present that day whereas in excessive ache, he ended up creating “a raging fever” and was rushed to the hospital. It seems his appendix had burst and needed to shortly be eliminated. After a while off for restoration, Stephen was in a position to joke about it.

“You is likely to be shocked that I’d prefer to thank my appendix. Since you giving me blood poisoning helped me lose 14 kilos. Girls and gentleman, you heard it right here first. Appendicitis is the brand new Ozempic,” he joked on his late night time present.

Carrie Ann Inaba has had her justifiable share of well being struggles, together with an emergency appendix elimination in 2023. She shared the information on Instagram on the Dancing With The Stars Instagram account, writing that docs instructed her it “might have been a lot worse.” She additionally thanked followers for help — and instructed them to not wait to get assist for medical circumstances.

“Appendicitis assaults occur immediately and seemingly out of nowhere,” Carrie shared on social media. “And if you find yourself in that a lot ache, the very last thing you wish to do is go anyplace. And when you could have autoimmune illness, you’re usually having unusual well being occurrences that nobody can clarify or aid you with so typically, you attempt to wait it out, like I did.”

She continued, “I used to be fallacious. I ought to have come straight to the hospital proper when the ache in my stomach began, after the sudden and violent vomiting that knocked me off my toes. I ought to have gone after I couldn’t stand with out excruciating ache…however I actually didn’t wish to go away my infants, and I’m so accustomed to ache — thought I ought to let it play out. If in case you have ache in your stomach, please have it checked out as a result of it might be one thing very critical.”

Kelly Clarkson knew one thing was fallacious together with her appendix — however she was simply days out from internet hosting the Billboard Music Awards. As an alternative of lacking the present, she pushed by and followers had no concept she was in ache. Instantly after the present ended, she flew residence to LA and had emergency surgical procedure to take away her appendix.

“Not gonna lie…. I’ll or could not have damaged down in tears after the present from ache BUT thanks 2 all of the superb folks @ Cedars-Sinai I flew residence straight after the occasion, nailed the surgical procedure early this morning, & feeling superior now! Bye bye appendix! #TheShowMustGoOn,” Kelly wrote on social media after the surgical procedure.

Shortly after returning residence from a visit to South Korea, Derek Hough wakened in the midst of the night time in excessive ache. He was rushed to the hospital, the place he discovered he wanted to have his appendix eliminated. Fortunately, he was up and about shortly after the surgical procedure — and even exhibiting his spouse Hayley his dance strikes.

“Awoke at 3am with a extreme and a pointy ache in my stomach. Knew one thing wasn’t proper. Turned out it was appendicitis and had surgical procedure to take away my appendix right away. That is me instantly after, nonetheless a bit of(lots) medicated, giving @hayley.erbert a (attractive) little dance,” Derek captioned a video on Instagram.

Again in 2017, John Mayer was in the midst of wrapping up a tour with Useless & Firm when he skilled a well being emergency and needed to be rushed to the hospital. He ended up having surgical procedure to have his appendix eliminated — successfully forcing the remainder of the tour dates to be postponed.

“Thanks everybody for the effectively needs. Had surgical procedure yesterday and woke as much as see some amazingly type and loving tweets,” he shared on X. “I’m so sorry that we couldn’t end out the previous few dates of the tour. This band and these exhibits imply the world to me. Love you all dearly.”

Eva Longoria had simply arrived in France for the Cannes Movie Competition when she started experiencing intense ache and needed to be rushed to the hospital. Whereas she had a sense that it was appendicitis, docs didn’t imagine her and thought it needed to do together with her uterus. After seeing a gynecologist, that physician agreed it was appendicitis and Eva was rushed into emergency surgical procedure. Simply days later, Eva managed to get better sufficient to stroll the pink carpet on the pageant.

“It was opening night time of Cannes they usually’re like it is advisable keep within the hospital. I used to be like, ‘No I’ve a very good costume. I’ll be damned if I’m not sporting this costume tomorrow night time!’ So I had the IV whereas I used to be doing hair and make-up,” Eva recalled on Conan. “The pink carpet in Cannes is actually three minutes…then I acquired again within the automobile and went again and collapsed in my (mattress).”

In 2021, Portia de Rossi had an emergency appendectomy after experiencing escalating ache simply as she was going to mattress. Her spouse Ellen DeGeneres says the ache compelled Portia “on the ground on all fours” — and whereas Portia stated she was okay, Ellen knew one thing was fallacious. Earlier that night time, Ellen had truly consumed three THC and CBD-infused drinks so Portia needed to drive the automobile to the hospital.

“I rush her to the ER, and we’re driving and he or she’s in a lot ache, and I’m nervous about her, and I don’t know what’s fallacious together with her as a result of, as you already know, I grew up Christian Science. So my greatest guess was…a demon?” Ellen joked on her present.

Portia ended up having her appendix eliminated however was fortunately residence recovering just some days later.

Again in 2014, Anderson Cooper needed to have his appendix eliminated — however initially thought it was meals poisoning. After arriving residence from a visit, he instantly referred to as his physician, “who warned it was doubtless appendicitis.” He ended up heading straight to the hospital.

“He went from the airport to the physician’s workplace and, after a fast examination, his physician instructed Anderson that he wanted to go to the ER instantly,” his rep instructed Web page Six.

Fortunately, Anderson was again to work very quickly. He ended up having the surgical procedure on a Sunday and was again for his present on CNN by Tuesday.