Michael McIntyre was forced to cancel an upcoming Magnificent show in Southhampton after he was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery on Sunday.
The comedian, 48, has postponed his show on March 4 at the Mayflower Theatre after being struck down with illness.
A member of Michael’s team revealed he went down for the operation to remove kidney stones and apologised for any inconvenience caused with fans.
Announcing the news, a statement read: ‘We regret to inform customers that Michael McIntyre will be unable to perform on Monday 4 March at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton.
‘Unfortunately, Michael has had an operation to remove kidney stones. The show will be rescheduled to a later date which will be announced shortly.
Michael McIntyre, 48, was forced to cancel an upcoming Magnificent show in Southhampton after he was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery on Sunday
The comedian has postponed his show on March 4 at the Mayflower Theatre after being struck down with illness
‘Tickets will remain valid for the new date. If you are unable to make the new date you will be entitled to a refund. We are very sorry for an inconvenience caused.’
Following the news, his fans sent well wishes in the comments in hope of a speedy recovery.
Some wrote: ‘Kidney stones – argh the pain! So sorry to hear you’ve been suffering.’
‘Ouch! I had kidney stones a few years ago, more painful than giving birth twice. Hoping Michael is on the mend.’
‘I know that pain well. Wishing Michael a quick & full recovery.’
Last week, Michael was forced to pull out of another show when he was first struck down with the illness.
The statement read: ‘Due to illness Michael is sadly unable to perform tonight’s show (Thu 29 Feb) at Plymouth Pavilions. The show will be rescheduled to a later date to be announced soon.
‘If you are unable to make the new date you will be entitled to a refund. We are sorry for any inconvenience.’
A member of Michael’s team revealed he went down for the operation to remove kidney stones and apologised for any inconvenience caused with fans
Following the news, his fans sent well wishes in the comments in hope of a speedy recovery on X, formerly known as Twitter
Last week, Michael was forced to pull out of another show when he was first struck down with the illness
It comes after Michael stayed at a special £4,000-per-week weight loss clinic to lose more than two stone but has since put it back on and developed a fear of apples in the process (pictured in October 2022)
It comes after Michael stayed at a special £4,000-per-week weight loss clinic to lose more than two stone but has since put it back on and developed a fear of apples in the process.
He travelled to Austria in a bid to get himself in better shape and, after undergoing various tests, was told he should avoid eating apples.
He claims he is now scared to eat the fruit, which he was told would make him ‘lethargic’ and ‘confused’.
But, despite successfully slimming down, he is struggling to keep the weight off now he’s back in the UK because his wife Kitty prefers ‘teddy bear Michael’.
He told The Sun: ‘I went to this place called the Mayr Clinic and lost quite a bit of weight, which I kept off for a little while.
‘It was a week of pain and they did all these tests on me, put little probes on the end of my tongue and told me I shouldn’t eat apples.
‘Apparently apples will make me very lethargic and confused in my brain. It’s the only thing I’ve taken from it, really.’
He added that he’s now put the weight he lost back on and has also developed a fear of apples.
Despite successfully slimming down, he is struggling to keep the weight off now he’s back in the UK because his wife Kitty prefers ‘teddy bear Michael’ (pictured left in 2020 after regaining weight and, right, slimmer in 2018)
Despite successfully slimming down, he is struggling to keep the weight off now he’s back in the UK because his wife Kitty prefers ‘teddy bear Michael’ (Michael and Kitty pictured in 2010)
Michael went on to say his wife doesn’t like him losing weight, so he doesn’t always feel motivated to do so.
He joked it would be much easier to shift the pounds if ‘she was quite rude to me about my weight’.
The funnyman said: ‘She wants teddy bear Michael, not racing snake Michael, the man she first met.
‘She was like, “Who is this? Who is this insanely hot, chiselled man in front of me?” She didn’t like it. So that was quite demotivating.’
