Clarkson, who had been suffering from stomach pain all week, had the procedure on Thursday morning For Kelly Clarkson, the show must — and did — go on! Hours after hosting the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas for the second consecutive year, Clarkson cut her celebrations short and underwent an appendectomy. Get push notifications with news, features and more. The “Broken & Beautiful” singer, 37, confirmed the news in a tweet on Thursday, explaining that she had “broken down in tears after the show from pain” and immediately flew back home once the awards show wrapped on Wednesday night. Clarkson also shared that she had the surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles first thing on Thursday morning and is now “feeling awesome” as she recovers. “Not gonna lie…. I may or may not have broken down in tears after the show from pain BUT thanks 2 all the amazing people @ Cedars-Sinai I flew home directly after the event, nailed the surgery early this morning, & feeling awesome now!” she wrote. “Bye bye appendix #TheShowMustGoOn” Clarkson happily added. The surgery did not appear to be an emergency procedure, as Clarkson had been experiencing intense appendicitis pain for the last week, Entertainment Tonight reports. Similar to her BBMAs hosting gig, Clarkson likely won’t be down for long, as she intends on returning to The Voice in just a few days for Monday’s live show, according to the outlet. A representative for Clarkson did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. 2019 Billboard Music Awards - Arrivals Kelly Clarkson | Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Despite feeling under the weather on Wednesday, Clarkson didn’t let her stomach pain get in the way of hosting and performing two musical numbers at the annual awards. The American Idol alum opened the show by belting out a medley of songs nominated at this year’s show, including Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You,” Maren Morris and Zedd‘s “The Middle,” Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin’s collab “I Like It” and more. She also used her opening monologue to poke fun at herself after she was recently mistaken for a seat filler at the Academy of Country Music Awards in early April. As the singer sat next to Terry Crews in the audience of the show, a security guard (played by Rob Gronkowski) asked her to move so that Florida Georgia Line‘s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard could have the seats. At the end of the performance, Clarkson asked Paula Abdul — who was a judge on the inaugural season of Idol that Clarkson won — to back her up, but it was to no avail. In response, Clarkson said, “You discovered me!” Paula Abdul Kelly Clarkson and Paula Abdul | Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Later in the evening, the singer performed her latest hit “Broken & Beautiful”, switching from her black gown into a one-shoulder pink dress with a belt around her waist. Ahead of hosting the awards, Clarkson told PEOPLE that she credits Idol for making her comfortable with doing hosting gigs like this. “Because my whole career started on live, national television, I think I have an odd sense of being comfortable in that environment,” she said, before jokingly adding, “That probably says something psychologically about me, but I think because of how I came in the industry nothing really throws me, generally. I should really knock on some wood.” Between hosting the BBMAs, coaching her team on The Voice, preparing to host her new talk show premiering on NBC in September, and now, recovering from her appendix surgery, it’s going to be a busy next few months for Clarkson. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 01: Host Kelly Clarkson performs onstage during the 2019 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 01, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for dcp) Kelly Clarkson | Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Luckily, though, the singer told PEOPLE that she’ll get some time off to spend with her family in June and July. “My family and my husband’s family are all getting together and staying on this ranch and hanging out,” she said ahead of the BBMAs. “I don’t take a break unless I’m removed from my dwelling. I will find things to do in my house all day and night. I kind of have to remove myself, but we’re taking a little break because we haven’t had one.” Clarkson and her husband Brandon Blackstock, 42, recently made Los Angeles their home base due to work commitments.<doc-sep>Kelly Clarkson just redefined the old saying, "The show must go on!" A rep for the pop star tells E! News that the pop singer is "doing great" after undergoing surgery to remove her appendix on Thursday morning. After hosting last night's 2019 Billboard Music Awards (and showing absolutely no signs of discomfort), Clarkson flew back to Los Angeles from Las Vegas for the procedure. Kelly later took to Twitter to recount the admittedly terrifying experience, while also giving thanks to her hard-working team. "Not gonna lie," the American Idol alum tweeted. "I may or may not have broken down in tears after the show from pain. BUT thanks 2 all the amazing people @ Cedars-Sinai I flew home directly after the event, nailed the surgery early this morning, & feeling awesome now! Bye bye appendix."<doc-sep>A fan tweeted praise for Clarkson’s dynamite stage presence, and two performances, in the face of severe pain, to which Clarkson responded: “I may or may not have broken down in tears after the show from pain.”<doc-sep>
Kelly Clarkson underwent surgery on her appendix just hours after hosting the Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday night, saying she was “broken down in tears after the show from pain.” Kelly flew home to Los Angeles immediately after the show and had surgery Thursday morning. Don’t know if you caught the Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday night (Taylor Swift performed and everyone thinks she ripped off Queen Bey...it’s a whole thing), but Kelly Clarkson absolutely killed it as this year’s host. However, her evening took an unexpected turn for the not-so-great when she broke down “in tears after the show from pain” and had to fly back home to Los Angeles immediately. Turns out, Kelly had been experiencing appendix pain all week, and she had surgery at Los Angeles Cedars-Sinai Medical Center first thing Thursday morning—just hours after hosting the Billboard Music Awards. Kelly confirmed the news on Twitter in response to a fan, assuring everyone that she’s “feeling awesome” post-surgery. Which, phew. “Not gonna lie...I may or may not have broken down in tears after the show from pain,” she wrote. “BUT thanks 2 all the amazing people @ Cedars-Sinai, I flew home directly after the event, nailed the surgery early this morning, & feeling awesome now! Bye bye appendix #TheShowMustGoOn.” Not gonna lie.... I may or may not have broken down in tears after the show from pain 😬 BUT thanks 2 all the amazing people @ Cedars-Sinai I flew home directly after the event, nailed the surgery early this morning, & feeling awesome now! Bye bye appendix 🤣 #TheShowMustGoOn 💁🏼‍♀️ https://t.co/eL9HoVlSiM — Kelly Clarkson (@kellyclarkson) May 2, 2019 According to People, Kelly is scheduled to film a live episode of The Voice on Monday—which is just three days from today. Here’s to hoping she gets some rest between now and then, because dang. Mehera Bonner Mehera Bonner is a news writer who focuses on celebrities and royals.