Rylan Clark has shared a health update to social media after his mum, Linda, became ill. The radio host announced on Instagram that his mum had been taken to hospital as he thanked emergency teams.
On Instagram Stories last night, the former X Factor star wrote: “Mummy Linda isn’t well sadly, so I won’t be hosting the show tomorrow. Thank you to the emergency team at Princess Alexandra Hospital. Especially Tanya, who really looked after my mum.” Rylan added that he would keep fans updated before calling Linda a “trooper”.
The health update comes just over a week after Linda had joined Instagram, to the delight of her children and fans. Her first post on July 9, written by Rylan said: “So we’ve finally done it. Linda is now on Instagram. @LindaClark Bear with as she gets used to it, but give her a follow if you want. Can’t believe this is happening.”
Rylan regularly shares his close bond with his mum on social media and in interviews. The two often go on holiday together, last year he shared photos of them together as they travelled to Marbella.
After the news of her new social media account, plenty of comments were left from people excited by Linda’s Instagram presence. Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt left five clapping hands emojis.
X Factor singer Christopher Maloney commented: “Hysterical….love our Lind”, with heart-eyed emojis and This Morning presenter Josie Gibson posted “the moment we’ve all been waiting for!”
Rylan followed up his message, saying: “She’s doing really well thankfully. All going good cheers for all your messages.” The TV personality has continued to update worried fans about his mum’s condition since his first post was uploaded.
A further update said: “She’s doing really well. Now chatting away with a lovely lady next to her. On the mend! Cheers for your messages. She’s all good. Hoping she will be at home for her birthday. She’s now worried about wheelie bins going out again.”
He added: “Antibiotics have worked. Letting her home on orals. So she’s home for her birthday, cheers everyone for your messages means a lot. Off to sort wheelie bins.”
Linda has a fanbase of her own as she appears on her son’s Saturday afternoon show on BBC Radio 2 and joins him on the sofa for Celebrity Gogglebox. She shared his first post on Instagram last week, posting a photo holding a glass of wine and smiling, it was captioned “Hello Instagram.”
Rylan has had a busy couple of months, he attended the press night of new Smurfs movie. He took to social media last week and wrote: “MAJORLY excited to share that I’ll be playing VANITY Smurf in the new Smurfs Movie released July 18th here in the UK….. off to check my hat.”
Last month, Rylan became emotional when he won a TV BAFTA for Rob And Rylan’s Grand Tour as he revealed how working on the show had helped him to come to terms with his divorce.