Fans are concerned as Busted star James Bourne has shared a heartbreaking health update six months after he was forced to pull out of the band’s tour.
In September last year, right before the McFly VS Busted Tour kicked off, it was revealed that James had a mystery illness and would no longer be taking part.
The Busted lads later issued an update on James’ health, revealing he is “really, really sick”.
And now, James himself has spoken out in a worrying update, revealing he needs “major surgery” to try and “extend his life”.
Busted star James Bourne shares health update
On Saturday (May 4) James took to his Instagram Story and shared an update with fans.
“I realised it’s been about six months since I posted last,” James wrote. He then revealed that he was awaiting major surgery in a bid to “extend his life”.
James shared: “I have a plan in place to have a major surgery that should extend my life and hopefully make me well enough to come back to what I love the most which is touring and making music. It really sucks to be out of the game. But there is hope!”
James did not share what type of condition he has or the surgery he needs.
‘I’m constantly worried’
Fans have been reacting following the heartbreaking update, where many are concerned.
“Anyone else come and check in on James because I’m constantly worried about a man I don’t even know,” one user wrote.
“Anyone else just read his latest Insta story and panicked? Surgery to extend his life!?!” another person shared.
“YES! I’m so worried… I hope everything turns out well for him,” a third remarked.
“I’m so sorry you’re going through this, please know how deeply loved you are, and we are here for you every step of the way. I’m wishing you strength, comfort, and a full recovery, my heart is with you always,” a fourth said.
‘We miss him’
Although James was absent for the McFly VS Busted tour, his fellow bandmates would often speak about him on stage.
At one show, Matt Willis said: “Okay, you may have noticed our best friend is not here tonight. James Bourne is really [bleep] sick and we love him and we miss him.
“This is the first show we’ve ever played without him and it’s really weird. But we’re gonna do the best we can.”
James wasn’t in ‘good enough health’ for tour
James announced he had to leave the tour back in September, revealing it was down to health reasons.
He wrote on Instagram: “The VS tour kicks off tomorrow night in Birmingham and as excited as l’ve been all year for this tour to begin.
“I’m really sorry to say that over the last 8 days it has become clear that I am not in good enough health to play these shows. There’s a lot of information I still don’t have about my condition but my bandmates, management and I are unanimous in deciding that I should focus on the medical stuff for now.”
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