Gogglebox star Rylan Clark has given fans an update on his mum’s health after Channel 4 viewers noticed she was using a drip during her latest appearance on the show.
The 33-year-old TV personality appears on the celeb version of the hit show alongside his mum Linda and both have become fan favourites.
Channel 4 viewers were left concerned on Friday, when many noticed that the 69-year-old had a drip connected in her arm.
Celebrity Gogglebox fans then took to Twitter to ask Rylan for a health update on his mum after the scenes, with one tweeting: “Rylan is Mum ok? Saw the drip on."
The former Big Brother contestant quickly responded, writing: “Had a lot of people ask, mum is fine, she has a tpn line for a feed… to do with her crohns. V normal. Thanks for asking xx.”
The Essex duo took a year off the Channel 4 series due to Linda’s battle with Crohn’s disease, which is a chronic inflammation of the intestines.
After undergoing three major operations, Linda told the Mirror she has just 70cm of bowel left, when people typically have 2m.
Linda has been fitted with a stoma bag and her health battle prompted Rylan to install TV monitors in her home to keep a constant watch.
On her health, Linda said: “I’m not well a lot of the time. I have nurses come round every morning and evening to give me a special feed.
“I’ve had Crohn’s since I was 30 and used to be in so much pain I’d be crying all the time.
“It was unbearable – I felt like I wanted to get a knife and punch my stomach open.
“I’ve had three major bowel operations, and with the last one I got a stoma bag.
“Now I don’t have pain, which is a relief, but I’ve got to have nutrition put in me. Everything goes straight through where I’ve hardly got any bowel left.”
She continued: “I’ve only got 70cm of bowel now, so if I have a drink of water I’ve got to empty the stoma straight away.
“My life is in the bathroom. I don’t know how long it will be until the doctors can’t do any more. I feel alright, but I get down because I can’t go out and I can’t do what I want to do.”
Rylan said: “I’ve got cameras in Mum’s house, so I can see her and make sure she’s OK.
“That’s why we agreed to do Gogglebox, because my mum feels comfortable and it’s at my house. She’s not physically doing anything, she’s just sat on my sofa.”
