Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, 74, remains hospitalised at Hospital de Faro in the Algarve, where she is in an induced coma with doctors describing her condition as critical, and her prognosis guarded.
Speaking to Portuguese tabloid column Fama ao Minuto, longtime friend Liberto Mealha provided an update on the international star’s health.
“She remains in an induced coma, but the doctors are optimistic, according to her husband,” Mealha said, adding that he has been in regular contact with Robert Sullivan.
The singer is understood to have undergone emergency surgery to remove her appendix after it ruptured, with initial sources claiming the singer had experienced a perforation of her intestines. Following the operation, she was reportedly diagnosed with a severe systemic infection.
According to Mealha, early symptoms of appendicitis began while the performer was giving a concert in the United Kingdom. However, when she initially sought medical attention, “doctors did not detect anything,” he told the Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã.
Tyler later travelled to Portugal and attended a private hospital in the Algarve, which urgently transferred her to Faro Hospital after discovering that the appendix had burst.
Best known worldwide for hits such as Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding Out for a Hero, the Grammy-nominated singer has lived in the Algarve for decades with her husband.
Bonnie Tyler remains in an induced coma following emergency surgery, as medical teams continue to monitor her condition closely.
Source: CM
