Katie Piper rushed to hospital for emergency procedure as oesophagus 'closed up'

Valentine's Days at home, several of our favourite celebrities are pulling out all the stops in 2022 to make sure their other half feels special.MORE: 15 celeb Valentine's Day engagements and weddings that will make you swoonFrom loved-up photos to romantic gifts, take a peek at how the likes of Victoria and David Beckham and Geri and Christian Horner are celebrating on 14 February… Geri Horner (nee Halliwell) shared a heartfelt message to her single followers as she explained it took her several years before she found her husband, Christian. "Happy Valentine’s Day @christianhorner," the Spice Girls star wrote, adding: "It’s that day again… If we have it, or if we don’t.

Lorraine Kelly hasn't felt her usual self in the almost two years that have passed since the pandemic struck. The daytime TV presenter has revealed she has gone up four dress sizes and plans to take action to get back to feeling fit and healthy like her old self.

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artificial intelligence, we are now able to simulate what people would look like if they were much older—or even younger, in the case of ABBA's CGI world tour.One artist on Instagram named Hidreley Diao has taken a number of artificial intelligence apps and used them to produce spooky portraits of dead musicians to see what they would look like if they were still alive today. The apps, which include 'Face Application' (face editor), Remini (to sharpen images), and Gradient (which lets you know which star you look like), all use combinations of AI tools to digitally age people.In one mock-up, you can see what Sid Vicious would look like if he were still alive—he would be 65 this year.Diao also made images of Janis Joplin, the famous singer of 'Pearl', who would be 78 years old today if she hadn't died at 27 from a heroin overdose in 1970.Meanwhile, the legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix resembles his contemporary Bob Dylan at age 79, having bought some wire-frame glasses and let his hair curl.Hendrix, who pioneered many of the modern guitar techniques used today, died at 27 after choking on his own vomit while drunk.

The Masked Singer winner Natalie Imbruglia has revealed she used a secret voice trick to enhance her disguise on the programme.The Australian actress and singer, 47, appeared on the latest episode of This Morning in wake of her victory over the weekend.Natalie bested her rival celebrities Charlotte Church and Westlife star Mark Feehily to win the ITV reality singing competition in front of the stunned judges and presenter Joel Dommett on Saturday evening.Speaking to This Morning presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary on Monday, Natalie confirmed that she had also used an American accent to keep her identity hidden.Asked about her experience on The Masked Singer, Natalie said: 'It's great fun. "The fun part is also getting in disguise.

Super Bowl.Adult actresses Carmen Valentina and Lauren Phillips joined forces and said that if the Greater Boston side beat Atlanta Falcons they would give their fans, some half a million on Twitter, a treat.Under the campaign “Team BJ NFL,” the pair had planned to give out sexual favours at an event in Las Vegas.But at one point it looked as though the Patriots would lose the encounter.Via The Sun, Lauren said: “I was literally texting Carmen ‘It’s not happening, it’s not gonna happen.’“I really thought— I had done all the research—I thought the Pats were going to win.”But thankfully, the side were able to turn around their fortunes, winning the game 34-28.The 34-year-old continued: “That Julian Edelman catch! The foot was in his face, he was falling down, I was like how did you catch that?”The bonanza was set to be live-streamed on March 15 in Las Vegas via the pair’s websites. The two said that anyone could get involved - but that they must had shown a negative STD test a week beforehand.Carmen said: “I don’t care how many d*** show up,” said Valentina.

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KATIE Piper has revealed that she was rushed to hospital for an emergency operation after choking on some food. The 37-year-old model and activist opened up about her ordeal on Instagram this morning, sharing a photo from her hospital bed.

supports HTML5 videoKatie Piper has undergone an emergency procedure on her oesophagus after choking on food.The TV star revealed that she was left unable to swallow her own saliva after her oesophagus closed up on Monday night.The 37-year-old explained that she has issues with her oesophagus due to scar tissue sustained when she swallowed some of the sulphuric acid thrown at her in a brutal attack in 2008.

Lorraine Kelly, 61, reached out to fellow TV star Katie Piper via Twitter this morning, following a terrifying health ordeal.The 37-year-old had to have an emergency operation on her oesophagus after choking on some food.Katie took to social media this morning to share details of the incident while recovering.Alongside a picture which showed the mum-of-two in a hospital gown, she shared her health update and thanked the NHS for their intervention."SO, last night I choked on food which led to spasms in my oesophagus, which meant it closed up, meaning I couldn’t swallow even my own saliva and ended up in A&E for an emergency procedure on my oesophagus."But out now and on the mend.Thanks so much to the NHS docs/nurses!"Many took the comments

Loose Women star Katie Piper, 37, has taken to social media this morning to thank the NHS, hours after she underwent an emergency procedure on her oesophagus.The mum-of-two's throat closed up and she began to suffer from spasms.In view of her 296,000 followers, Katie shared a candid photo from her hospital bed.She began: "So, last night I choked on food which led to spasms in my oesophagus, which meant it closed up, meaning I couldn’t swallow even my own saliva and ended up in A&E for an emergency procedure on my oesophagus."The small-screen star assured her fans that she is doing much better, before she was inundated with messages of support.Katie added: "But out now and on the mend.Thanks so much to the NHS docs/nurses!"The Loose Women

Katie Piper has shared the terrifying news that she was rushed to hospital for an emergency procedure after choking on some food on Monday 4 October.The 37 year old, who recently launched a beauty box with OK!, took to her Instagram feed to inform her 1 million followers about the ordeal after sharing a snap of herself in a hospital gown. In the caption, she wrote: "SO, last night I choked on some food which led to spasms in my oesophagus, which meant it closed up, meaning I couldn’t swallow even my own saliva and ended up in A&E for an emergency procedure on my oesophagus (not the way to start a week).