Kelly Clarkson Had Emergency Surgery After Hosting the BBMAs

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There were no doubts that Kelly Clarkson is essentially superwoman, but after flawlessly hosting the Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday through brutal appendicitis pain, fans are even more positive than before. 

Shortly after the curtain closed on the BBMAs, news started to swirl that the “Broken & Beautiful” singer was in some serious discomfort throughout the whole event – even through immaculate performances of two songs.

Clarkson took to Twitter on Thursday to reveal that the rumors were true. She flew home immediately after the awards show and went into surgery to have her appendix removed. “Bye bye appendix #TheShowMustGoOn,” she tweeted. 

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! Bye bye appendix --#TheShowMustGoOn----‍♀️ https://t.co/eL9HoVlSiM

— Kelly Clarkson (@kelly_clarkson) May 2, 2019

Fans are offering their get well wishes for the songstress on Twitter. Many of them explained that their own experiences with appendicitis left them bedridden, making Clarkson’s seemingly effortless performances on Wednesday night even more unbelievable. 

Ok let’s get this straight...you walk the carpet, open the show with an insane medley, host the show, perform your song all with a appendicitis?! Gurl we do not deserve you and apparently either does your appendix --

— Dan Johnson (@DanDanoDeege) May 2, 2019

Kelly Clarkson hosted the #BBMAs and performed twice while suffering from appendicitis and I can barely get out of bed every morning no matter how much sleep I get.

— Alex Goldschmidt (@alexandergold) May 2, 2019