Loose Women panelist Nadia Sawalha has taken to Instagram to update viewers on the health of her mother-in-law, Nanny Di.
Yesterday (December 11), Nadia cancelled a string of commitments following a family illness. Nadia and her husband Mark were due to go live on their YouTube channel on Thursday with their show, Coffee Moaning. But the couple took to Instagram to announce that this would not take place.
“Cancellation,” the statement read. “We are very sorry, but we have cancelled Coffee Moaning and ALL live shows on The Sawalha-Adderleys YouTube channel due to family illness. We will let you know more ASAP. Love Nadia and Mark xx.”
Now, Nadia has shared more details.
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‘We’re all exhausted’
In a Reel posted today (December 12), Nadia issued an update.
“Morning, everybody,” she said. “I said yesterday, I’ll let you know what’s going on and why we had to cancel the shows yesterday. So, Nanny Di, who many of you know and love, and thank you for your messages everybody, is very very poorly. She’s in hospital. She’s got an abscess deep in her groin and other complications going on as well. She’s in hospital, and she’s been looked after.”
She went on to add that this was a “very worrying time,” noting how it’s devastating for husband Mark to see his mum in “such pain”.
“We’re all exhausted, like many of you are, what with the flu and Christmas and everything going on, but we are back to normal today,” she shared. “But of course, anything could change at any minute, because we’ll hear from the hospital how things are going and how they were last night.”
However, she assured fans that “at the moment, everything is back to normal, whatever normal is”.
Fans share support
In the comments, fans flooded Nadia with support. “Thanks for the update Nadia,” one wrote. “Sending Nanny Di and you all, so much love, hugs and strength.”
“God you guys are really going through it at the moment,” another added. “Sending big hugs.”
While a third comment read: “Sending love and strength to you all and a speedy recovery for Nanny Di.”
Nanny Di has been struggling with her health for a while. Back in September, Nadia was also forced to cancel her commitments as her mother-in-law was rushed to hospital.
Nadia Sawalha’s own health issues
In terms of her own health, Nadia shared back in August how she was battling anxiety.
“I’m always worrying that I’ve got some new and dreadful disease,” she explained in a YouTube vlog. “I go from one dish to another, and the dishes I choose to nibble on the most is dementia. It’s horrendous. Another one breast cancer, another one bowel cancer.”
She added: “Awareness is good. But I think I’m too aware. There are so often articles [that say] ‘don’t miss the early bloody signs’. Everything seems an early sign.”
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