British singer and One Direction star Liam Payne has been hospitalized over a medical emergency.
The 30-year-old musician, who rose to fame after joining The X Factor in 2008, fell suddenly ill while on a romantic getaway at Lake Como in Italy with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy.
According to an insider who spoke to The Sun, Liam was rushed to the hospital and is “in a bad way” after being rushed to hospital with “severe kidney pain.”
“Liam is in a bad way but he’s in the best place he can be and finally doctors will be able to get to the bottom of what is going on,” a source close to Payne explained.
“Naturally he is gutted that his and Kate’s trip to Lake Como has been ruined but at least she was there to help him when he fell ill.”
The insider added: “Doctors have warned him not to expect to be signed off to go home for at least another six days.
“They want to do every test possible to understand the issue fully but they now suspect that there has been an underlying issue for a while that has been getting worse.”
The health scare comes just weeks after the young singer canceled his South America saying he was suffering from a “serious kidney infection.”
“It’s with a heavy heart I have to tell you that we have no other choice but to postpone my upcoming tour of South America,” he said at the time.
“Over the past week I’ve been in hospital with a serious kidney infection, it’s something I wouldn’t wish on anyone, and doctors’ orders are that I now need to rest and recover.
“I was beyond excited to come play for you guys. To all of you who have bought tickets: I’m so sorry.”
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