Sarah Millican has thanked NHS staff who cared for her and reassured fans she is recovering well after an emergency hospital admission last week. As a direct result of the unplanned hospital visit, her husband and fellow comedian Gary Delaney cancelled one of his own performances at short notice.
Emergency surgery and recovery
On Thursday evening, the 51-year-old revealed she had been rushed to hospital the previous week for emergency surgery to have her appendix removed. In a message shared with her social media followers, Sarah wrote: 'An appreciation post for the absolute geniuses and angels who've just looked after me in AandE and on ward A6 @manchestershospitals at Wythenshawe hospital.
"From working out what was wrong to whipping out a particularly gnarly appendix (so retro! ) to looking after me so expertly. Every single person I came into contact with was kind and smiling and helpful. No notes.'
Gratitude to hospital staff
Taking care to express her gratitude to all those who treated her in hospital, Sarah added: 'A few names I've remembered in the fog of morphine and codeine (but everyone was amazing)." She added: "Rachel, Megan, Sian, Ellie, Diane, Princess, Rachel, Kim, Laura, Jackie, Lisa, Marion, Hammad, Dr Joe, Dr Dan, Dr Ghazal, Jane, Leila and of course The Prof. Apologies to anyone I've missed. You're all glorious and I'm so grateful. I've never been so congratulated on doing a poo in my life.', reports Chronicle Live.
Gary Delaney postpones show
As Sarah was admitted to hospital, Grimsby Auditorium announced on Instagram that her partner Gary had pulled his November 4 show at the venue with just hours to spare, with the post stating: "Due to a sudden family emergency, Gary Delaney's show tonight has been postponed.
The performance has been rescheduled to Tuesday 19th January 2027 and your tickets will be automatically moved over to that date. If you can't make the new date, refunds are available, please contact the box office via email - grimsbyboxoffice@lincsinspire.com. Gary is so sorry to have to do this but we hope you understand."
The image Sarah posted on social media to document her hospital stay captured Gary in the background, pushing her along in a wheelchair.
