Wanted's Max George has told fans that he will unfortunately be spending Christmas in hospital. The 36-year-old singer posted a photo of himself on Thursday (December 12) cheering and smiling from a wardrobe along with a lengthy message explaining his condition.
“Yesterday I felt very unwell and was taken to the hospital. “Unfortunately after some tests they discovered that I have some problems with my heart,” George wrote. “I have many more tests to determine the extent of the problems and what surgery I will need to get back on my feet.”
George predicted that he faced “difficult weeks”, possibly months under a doctor's care and that “Christmas in a hospital bed was not exactly what I had planned! But, as always, I am surrounded by love and support from my wonderful partner Maisie [Smith]her family, my family and my friends.. and I'm 100% in a better place.”
The singer said that although his unknown diagnosis was a “huge shock” and setback, he vowed to attack the condition with everything he has. “I consider myself very lucky that this was noticed,” he wrote, apologizing in advance if he bore his 370,000 followers with updates over the coming months. “[But] I probably have a month in a bed and I don't have THAT much to do,” she added with a laughing emoji.
British boy band The Wanted – which also includes Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuiness, Siva Kaneswaran and the late Tom Parker – went on indefinite hiatus in 2014. Following Parker's death from a brain tumor in 2022, the surviving members reunited to re-record their song “Gold Forever” in his honor. George and Kaneswaran met earlier this year to form The Wanted 2.0, with the duo touring the UK this summer, with another run of English dates planned for 2025.
See George's post below.
