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Conor Maynard has opened up about the devastating health battle that has stopped the release of his new music and left him ‘screaming in pain’.
The Can’t Say No hitmaker, 32, revealed on Monday why he released his single Runaway Man in May and then largely went to ground.
Conor’s disappearance from public life followed his revelation back in February that he had been rushed to hospital after falling down in his home.
He told Instagram followers: ‘So I thought I’d explain why I’ve been pretty quiet over the last few months, and why I released one song in May and then seemingly disappeared when the original plan was to post a string of songs for you guys.
‘I posted earlier this year that I was experiencing issues with my back, and it has been quite the journey.’
Alongside the post was a picture of the star being carried on a stretcher by paramedics and a snap of a cannula in his arm.
Conor Maynard, 32, has opened up about the devastating health battle that has stopped the release of his new music
The Can’t Say No hitmaker revealed on Monday why he released his single Runaway Man in May and then suddenly went to ground
Conor said that despite intending to release new music and visiting a chiropractor in a bid to solve his ongoing back problem, ‘nothing improved’
Conor said that despite intending to release new music and visiting a chiropractor in a bid to solve his ongoing back problem, ‘nothing improved’.
The situation took another turn for the worse this weekend when he was left ‘screaming in pain’ because the pain in his back was so intense.
He continued: ‘Then I lost all the colour in my face which made my girlfriend panic so we called an ambulance and I was taken to hospital.
‘The annoying thing about this kind of injury is that there isn’t much that can be done immediately other than try to manage the pain, and then make more long term recovery attempts.
‘Right now it’s looking like surgery is the only option but obviously that’s kind of scary.’
Conor added: ‘It really has affected by life in so many ways.
‘Filming music content is nearly impossible as I can’t lift or move any of my lights, even holding a camera up is too heavy.’
After revealing that he has a bulging disk in his back, Conor, pictured with his girlfriend Kitty Bertrand, said that while he has a ‘long’ recovery journey ahead of him, he is hoping to release new music as ‘soon’ as he can.
Conor, pictured with his girlfriend Kitty Bertrand, said that while he has a ‘long’ recovery journey ahead of him, he is hoping to release new music as ‘soon’ as he can
The singer’s health troubles are not the only battle he has recently faced and he has also been embroiled in a paternity scandal after the Traitors’ star Charlotte Chilton claimed that he was the father of her daughter Penelope after a one-night stand
The singer’s health troubles are not the only battle he has recently faced.
He has also been embroiled in a paternity scandal after the Traitors’ star Charlotte Chilton claimed on Instagram that he was the father of her daughter Penelope after a one-night stand.
However, a subsequent DNA test confirmed in March that he was not the child’s father.
Conor subsequently appeared on This Morning to explain the toll the paternity scandal had on him after Charlotte went on to say she doubted the accuracy of the test.
He said: ‘I was instantly painted as a dead-beat dad. My comments on my social media were all about that.’
Conor added: ‘Mental health is something I have struggled with for a huge portion of my life.
‘And this year has been up there with my battle with it.’
