Singing sensation Abi Alton was forced to miss a date on the X Factor tour after being admitted to hospital
X Factor star Abi Alton missed a date on the show’s arena tour after being rushed to hospital.
Abi, of Guisborough, is currently touring the country with seven other X Factor acts. But after she was taken ill with a nasty stomach bug, she had to pull out of a gig at the Glasgow Arena.
Dad Paul explained that, at one stage in hospital, the 19-year-old was put on morphine and a drip.
But after treatment, she recovered sufficiently to resume her place on the X Factor bill, having missed just one date.
The drama began on Thursday as Abi spent a couple of days in Edinburgh, visiting her boyfriend. She had enjoyed a triumphant and emotional North-east return on Tuesday when the tour dropped in at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena.
But the three-day break between Newcastle and Friday’s scheduled Glasgow gig, Abi fell ill.
Paul, who rushed to Edinburgh with wife Sharon when news of Abi’s illness came through, said: “Apparently she started being sick and just couldn’t stop. She was in a hell of a lot of pain.
“She was taken by ambulance to hospital in Edinburgh where she was in so much pain, they gave her morphine and put her on a drip because she was so dehydrated. She was as white as a ghost.”
Doctors eventually diagnosed gastro-enteritis and urged Abi to take things easy.
But eager not to let fans down, she was back on stage on Saturday afternoon for a Glasgow matinee performance, followed by an evening show.
Paul said: “She has a lot of young fans who would have been there at the matineee, so she didn’t want to let them down.
“She felt a bit fragile, of course, but she was otherwise OK and is feeling much better now.”
After her health scare, Abi posted on social media platform Twitter on Saturday: “Thanks for your lovely messages, I’m out of hospital still a bit fragile but I think I’m going to be OK to perform today! Love you all xxx”
The tour played Aberdeen last night, but Abi will now have a bit of time to recuperate before the next date at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena on Wednesday.
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