Some actresses and other public figures were bedridden for weeks or had to undergo surgeries to treat their illnesses, but have since been thriving after going through those major hurdles this year.
- July 21, 2024
AceShowbiz - Kate Beckinsale gave her fans a scare when she first revealed her hospitalization in March with some tearful selfies. After sharing updates from the hospital for weeks through her Instagram page, she mysteriously deleted posts about her hospital stay and was seen being back home in an April post. The "Underworld" star made her first red carpet appearance since her hospitalization on May 2 when attending the King's Trust 2024 Global Gala in New York City.
However, it wasn't until later that month that the 50-year-old actress disclosed the cause of her recent hospitalization and mental condition caused by prolonged grief. "I spent six weeks in hospital due to copiously vomiting blood from a [Mallory-Weiss tear] caused by the stress of a whole year ripping a hole between my [esophagus] and stomach," she wrote in response to body-shaming comments. She said she also "experienced a severe flare of [her] mast cell disease," which is "mitigated by stress, shock and grief" after dealing with the loss of her stepdad Roy Battersby earlier this year and her "soulmate cat" in 2023.
