Married At First Sight UK star Ryan Livesey has revealed his son Leo, seven, was rushed to the hospital.
The former semi-professional footballer, 28, shared a heartbreaking photo of the youngster lying on a hospital bed on his Instagram Story on Friday.
Leo, who Ryan shares with a former partner, wore pajamas and a dressing gown as he sat on the bed with an iPad on his lap.
Ryan did not share the nature of his son’s condition, simply writing, ‘I love you,’ alongside the photo with a blue love-heart emoji.
The health scare comes just weeks after the reality star celebrated his son’s seventh birthday.
Ryan shared several sweet photos of his child over the years on Instagram, writing: ‘Happy 7th Birthday, Leo Livesey!’
Married At First Sight UK star Ryan Livesey has revealed his son Leo, seven, was rushed to the hospital
He shared a heartbreaking photo of his child lying on a hospital bed on Friday
‘From the moment you arrived on 11-11-2017, weighing 6.6 pounds, you’ve been the greatest gift life could offer,’ he added.
‘You fill every day with love, joy, and pride, and Dad loves you more than you’ll ever know. Wishing you a day filled with laughter, adventure, and all the happiness in the world. Happy birthday, Son!’
Ryan has battled his own health woes in the past, having battled cancer twice.
The TV personality learned he was going to be a dad at 22 in 2017 – but was diagnosed with stage two bladder cancer just three months later.
He fought the disease but it returned 18 months later. He is now in remission.
In November, he shared a black and white photos of Leo visiting him in hospital while he was being treated for cancer.
‘This photo of my son and me was taken during the lowest point in my life,’ he captioned the post, which he shared to mark Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month.
‘Facing [being diagnosed with cancer] at such a young age was the hardest thing I’ve ever been through.’
The 28-year-old shares Leo with his former partner
Ryan battled bladder cancer twice in 2017 and 2018 (pictured with Leo in the hospital during his treatment)
He celebrated Leo’s seventh birthday last month
He went on: ‘I’m sharing this photo to show that life isn’t always filled with highs – there are deep lows, too. But it’s okay not to be okay.
‘I’m committed to raising awareness because I know that especially young people are often scared to speak out.
‘I once felt embarrassed to speak up and ashamed of my struggles. But if I can do it, so can you.’
Ryan went on MAFS UK earlier this year and was partnered with makeup artist Sionainn Carmichael, 29.
They quit the show in October after just two weeks following an explosive argument.
Sionainn broke down in tears as she admitted to feeling uncomfortable because Ryan had shown a different side to him off camera, which reminded her of an ex.
Explaining their decision to leave to the other couples, Ryan said their blow out had erupted over him tying his shoelaces.
Ryan went on MAFS UK earlier this year and was partnered with makeup artist Sionainn Carmichael, 29
They quit the show after two weeks following an explosive argument
He told the other husbands: ‘I’m leaving boys. We’ve had a proper argument.
‘I was trying to do my laces. I was trying to retie my laces and it was getting on my nerves. So Sionainn was trying to help me. So I said, “oh, just leave them, just leave ’em now”.
‘Then she said, “Oh, don’t speak to me like that’ and just threw the trainers on the floor.
‘So I said, “What do you mean speak to me like that, I just said leave them.”
‘She said to me she doesn’t feel comfortable in the relationship and she doesn’t know if I’m here for a genuine reason.’
Sionainn broke down in tears as she recounted the incident to the other brides.
‘He just spoke to me really, really poorly.
‘And I said, “Ryan don’t speak to me like that. You’re not going to speak to me like s**t,” she said.
‘And it just flipped. He decided to tell me that none of his feelings had ever been real.
‘He’d been faking it all. It was all a holiday romance for him.’
