Huge pop star celebrates first UK number one from hospital bed as she recovers from deadly infection

A HUGE popstar has celebrated her album rocketing to the Number One spot in the UK charts from her hospital bed. The singer posted a smiley snap from her medical ward with her special trophy as she recovers from a deadly infection which has forced all her UK shows to be scrapped this week. Phoebe Bridgers has celebrated her first solo UK number one album on the Official Albums Chart from hospital as she recovers from appendicitis Credit: PA Motion Sickness songstress Phoebe, 31, was rushed to the medical ward this week Credit: Instagram Grammy-award winning singer Phoebe Bridgers, 31, had no choice but to pull out of her gigs after being rushed to hospital for appendicitis. The swelling and infection in her appendix – which ultimately had to be removed – struck on her birthday, but her accolade for new release Lost Weekend might help ease the pain. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! It is the third album from the American and features a 16-song tracklist. The Motion Sickness hitmaker uploaded a snap showing her cradling her gong as she laid back on the bed’s white sheets. Her third studio album features 16 tracks Credit: Getty She was forced to cancel her UK shows this week Credit: Getty She flashed a smile to the camera and joked in her caption: “Album is number one in the UK and I exploded”. Fans were quick to share her happy moment and one put: “Lost an appendix but won a number 1… like absolutely!” A second wrote: “Congrats my queen get well!” A third then put: “Writing so good u had to sacrifice an organ”. Most read in Showbiz Phoebe broke the shock news of her health battle this week. She wrote over the top of a social media picture: “I got appendicitis for my birthday everything in the UK this week will have to move but I’ll make it up to you!!!!” The singer kicked off her mini UK tour on Monday, which has seen her play at smaller venues than fans are used to. The star – who dated actor Paul Mescal from 2020 – 2022 – opted for more intimate gigs, as she is introducing fans to her album Lost Weekend, which was released last Friday. Phoebe even announced last week that phones would be banned at these smaller concerts, to ensure the shows will not be interrupted or filmed. Comment now