ForKelly Clarkson, the show must — and did — go on!
Hours afterhosting the Billboard Music Awardsin Las Vegas for the second consecutive year, Clarkson cut her celebrations short and underwent an appendectomy.
The “Broken & Beautiful” singer, 37, confirmed the news in a tweet on Thursday, explaining that she had “broken down in tears after the show from pain” and immediately flew back home once the awards show wrapped on Wednesday night.
Clarkson also shared that she had the surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles first thing on Thursday morning and is now “feeling awesome” as she recovers.
“Not gonna lie…. I may or may not have broken down in tears after the show from pain BUT thanks 2 all the amazing people @ Cedars-Sinai I flew home directly after the event, nailed the surgery early this morning, & feeling awesome now!” she wrote.
The surgery did not appear to be an emergency procedure, as Clarkson had been experiencing intense appendicitis pain for the last week,Entertainment Tonightreports.
Similar to her BBMAs hosting gig, Clarkson likely won’t be down for long, as she intends on returning toThe Voicein just a few days for Monday’s live show, according to the outlet.
A representative for Clarkson did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Despite feeling under the weather on Wednesday, Clarkson didn’t let her stomach pain get in the way of hosting and performing two musical numbers at the annual awards.
She also used her opening monologue to poke fun at herself after she wasrecently mistakenfor a seat filler at theAcademy of Country Music Awardsin early April.
At the end of the performance, Clarkson askedPaula Abdul— who was a judge on the inaugural season ofIdolthat Clarkson won — to back her up, but it was to no avail. In response, Clarkson said, “You discovered me!”
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Later in the evening, the singer performed her latest hit “Broken & Beautiful”, switching from her black gown into a one-shoulder pink dress with a belt around her waist.
Ahead of hosting the awards, Clarksontold PEOPLEthat she creditsIdolfor making her comfortable with doing hosting gigs like this.
“Because my whole career started on live, national television, I think I have an odd sense of being comfortable in that environment,” she said, before jokingly adding, “That probably says something psychologically about me, but I think because of how I came in the industry nothing really throws me, generally. I should really knock on some wood.”
Between hosting the BBMAs, coaching her team onThe Voice,preparing to host her new talk show premiering on NBC in September, and now, recovering from her appendix surgery, it’s going to be a busy next few months for Clarkson.
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Luckily, though, the singer told PEOPLE that she’ll get some time off to spend with her family in June and July.
“My family and my husband’s family are all getting together and staying on this ranch and hanging out,” she said ahead of the BBMAs. “I don’t take a break unless I’m removed from my dwelling. I will find things to do in my house all day and night. I kind of have to remove myself, but we’re taking a little break because we haven’t had one.”
Clarkson and her husband Brandon Blackstock, 42, recently made Los Angeles their home base due to work commitments.
They share daughter River Rose, 4, and son Remington Alexander, 3. Blackstock also has two children — daughter, Savannah, 17, and son, Seth, 12 — from a previous marriage.
source: people.com
