Rylan Clark shares health update on mum Linda with fans after hospital dash

Rylan Clark has sharedan update on his mum Linda after she was rushed to the hospital on Friday. The popular presenter skipped hosting his Radio 2 show on Saturday as he dashed to be by her side, confirming to fans on Saturday morning that she was on the mend.

Rylan confirmed to fans that she would be returning home in time for her 73rd birthday on Sunday, July 20. He shared on Instagram, "Antibiotics have worked. Letting her home on orals. So she's home for her bday."

He added, "Cheers, everyone, for your messages. Means a lot. Off sort wheelie bins x." Rylan had also updated fans earlier on but didn't detail why Linda had been hospitalised.He said, "She's all good. Hoping she will be at home for her bday. She's now worried about wheelie bins going out again."

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The news comes just days ahead of Linda's birthday on Sunday. Rylan didn't provide any further details on her hospitalisation but told his followers on on Instagram that he will keep them updated as "trooper" Linda recovers.

Rylan, who appears with Linda on Celebrity Gogglebox, shared the news in a statement on the platform on Friday. He began by writing in the message: "Mummy Linda isn't well, sadly, so I won't be hosting the show tomorrow."

The presenter continued by telling his followers: "Thank you to the emergency team at Princess Alexandra Hospital. Especially Tanya, who really looked after my mum. Will keep you updated as she's on the mend. She's a trooper."

He has since shared an update on Linda. Rylan wrote in a follow-up message later this evening: "She's doing really well thankfully. All going good. Cheers for all ur messages."

Rylan hosts his own show on BBC Radio 2 each Saturday afternoon and his replacement for this weekend's instalment was Richie Anderson.

Richie, 37, was joined by former X Factor contestant Diana Vickers on the show and issued a message for listeners earlier. He asked for their "help" ahead of speaking to Diana, who has just launched her Just Between Us podcast.

In a video shared on his Instagram Story, Richie confirmed that he is stepping in for Rylan. He told his followers: "I need your help. So tomorrow I'm sitting in for Rylan on Radio 2 and I'm gonna be joined in the studio by the icon Diana Vickers."

Richie requested that fans send their dilemmas, saying: "She's got a new podcast out, relationship agony aunt, so we wanna use her advice skills as we do 'Diana's Dilemmas'. So we want your fun household, family, and relationship dilemmas."

The news of Linda's hospitalisation comes just days after Rylan shared that he had "finally" got him mother to have her own Instagram account. Since her debut last week, she's amassed more than 110,000 followers on the platform.

Announcing the news last week, Rylan wrote: "So we've finally done it. Linda is now on Instagram." He added: "Bear with as she gets used to it but give her a follow if you want." He added: "Can't believe this is happening."

Days later, Linda shared an update. Alongside a photo of herself, Rylan and a Celebrity Gogglebox crew, she wrote: "Thank you for 100k followers! Still don't really know what it means but Ross is helping me. This is our lovely Gogglebox crew. Luv yas."

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