S CLUB 7 star Jo O’Meara revealed she was rushed to hospital after a very nasty injury in the kitchen.
The singer, 46, told fans that she suffered an accident while making she was making soup on Thursday.
Jo O’Meara was rushed to A&E after ‘burning herself to pieces’[/caption]
The S Club 7 star said the injury happened when she was making soup this week[/caption]
Jo lifted up her jumper to reveal her heavily bandaged stomach and said she’d “burnt herself to pieces”.
“That’s what happened, that was me trying to make a soup,” she told fans in a new Instagram post.
In the clip, Jo explained that she had come to the conclusion that she “can’t cook and shouldn’t be allowed to cook”.
She went on to say: “I’m not safe, I’m not safe in the kitchen.
“I’m not safe anywhere near a kitchen and we know this now.
“We’ve tried everyday since we got back from our holiday. I’ve tried so bloody hard and I can’t do it.”
Jo decided to make soup after getting lots of recommendations from her fans.
But the Reach hitmaker revealed that she had “burnt herself to pieces” in the kitchen and was forced to take a trip to A&E.
She continued: “I’ve got to go back every two days to get this dressing changed.
“I can’t tell you how much… it bloody hurt a lot, like it really really hurt.
“I cried real water tears and everything.
“It was terrible, it made me really sad.”
Despite the painful injury, Jo said she grateful that the burn did not affect her face.
She added: “That was quite an eventful day. I’m just glad it wasn’t my face. It could have quite easily have been my face.
“I’m officially banned for life from the kitchen and I’m never cooking anything again, you’d be lucky to get a bit of toast out of me.”
Jo captioned the post: “I’m officially Done. No need to send recipes, give advice on cooking or anything remotely involved with food or kitchen.”
Jo’s fans were full of support for the star and wished her a speedy recovery.
One wrote: “Hope you heal soon, Jo. So you’re not good at cooking, but you do have one of the best voices I’ve ever heard.”
A second posted: “Ouch! I’ve done this, it will heal up. Take care.”
A third commented: “Hope you feel better soon. Don’t worry. I’m not allowed in the kitchen either.”
It has been a tough time for Jo this year after she was rushed to hospital in May.
At the time she shared a photo of herself in a hospital gown in bed.
Jo wrote: “Back in hospital! The back is back!
“I didn’t expect to be in here today.”
Earlier that day, she had shared a string of photos as she celebrated her son Lenny’s 17th birthday.
HEALTH BATTLES
Jo has previously been open about her health struggles.
In 2022, she revealed that she was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery that failed.
At the time, she shared a photo on a drip in A&E at 4am in the morning as she struggled with the ‘worst pain yet”.
Jo told her worried followers: “When am I gonna get a break ?? I really thought I was on the road to recovery.
“4am this morning the pain was the worst it’s been yet! So here we are again ! I am devastated.”
Jo was forced to cancel live shows around the same time and had an operation to remove a disc in her back.
But she later told how she still in a lot of pain and a scan has revealed she needs further surgery.
She said at the time: “As you can see I’m back in bed. That is because the back is playing games again. The pain has been absolutely horrendous and today I got some MRI scan results back that wasn’t the result I wanted.
“I’ve actually got to go back into hospital for further surgery on my back which I’m absolutely devastated about to be honest.”
The frustrating news had taken its toll on Jo’s mental health and she’s found it hard to remain positive.
She continued: “And it’s been making me feel really quite in a bad place if I’m being honest.
‘I’ve felt really low. The last few days have been really tough but I’m hopefully with this next surgery, I will be back fighting fit and ready to get out there again so positive thinking.”
Jo nearly died from a strangulated bowl in 2016 while touring in New Zealand.
After overcoming that scary experience, Jo transformed her lifestyle, quitting smoking and drinking, before being struck down with her back issue.
She shot to fame in 1999 with the pop band S Club 7, alongside Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Rachel Stevens and Hannah Spearritt.
The group released their first single, Bring It All Back, in 1999 with the song going straight to Number 1. They went on to have four UK No1 singles and a UK No1 album.
Jo has previously been open about her health struggles.[/caption]
She shot to fame in 1999 with the pop band S Club 7[/caption]
