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Kelly Clarkson undergoes emergency surgery

Cape Town – Kelly Clarkson was rushed to hospital hours after hosting and performing at the Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday night.

The Since You've Been Gone hitmaker responded to a tweet revealing she had to have emergency surgery to remove her appendix on Thursday morning.

Senior entertainment editor for BuzzFeed News, Jarett Wieselman tweeted: "Kelly Clarkson has been suffering from appendicitis all week & had her appendix removed this morning — yet last night she flawlessly hosted an award show and sang two songs without showing any sign of discomfort."

Kelly responded, confessing that she broke down in tears due to the pain but confirmed that the surgery went well and she is "feeling awesome now".

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