Busted’s James Bourne grins with Hilary Duff’s husband in London in rare sighting following ‘life-extending’ surgery

BUSTED star James Bourne shared a huge grin with Hilary Duff’s husband in London in a rare sighting following his ‘life-extending’ surgery. The Year 3000 singer, 43, shocked fans in September last year when he pulled out of the band’s tour with McFly just hours before they were due on stage. James Bourne shared a huge grin with Hilary Duff’s husband in London in a rare sighting following his ‘life-extending’ surgery Credit: Matthewkoma/instagram The star revealed he was having surgery seven months ago Credit: Splash After keeping a low profile, the star revealed that he was having major surgery to ‘extend his life’ in a worrying health update. But James was recently seen out and about in the capital with Hilary’s songwriter husband Matthew, 39. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! The DJ, who tied the knot with the Lizzie McGuire legend in 2019, shared a snap of the pair on his Instagram story for his 407k followers to see. Hilary recently took to the stage at the O2 in London as part of her Hilary Duff The Lucky Me Tour with La Roux. James is best known for being part of Busted – pictured with Charlie Simpson and Matt Willis Credit: Getty Hilary performed at the O2 last night Credit: Tiktok/@robert.choinski She performed on September 10, as well as September 15. James told fans in April: “I realised it’s been about six months since I posted last. “I have a plan in place to have major surgery that should extend my life and hopefully make me well enough to come back to what I love the most which is touring and making music. “It really sucks to be out of the game. But there is hope!” Most read in Showbiz James was seen for the first time in August as he returned to work after The Sun revealed how James had thrown himself into Murder At The Gates, a new musical he co-created with US playwright Steven Sater. He was seen back in action in rehearsals for Murder At The Gates. James shot to fame as part of Busted in 2000. The band are known for songs such as Crashed The Wedding, Who’s David and What I Go To School For. Comment now