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Florence Welch describes a frightening experience in her life. The Florence & the Machine singer revealed that she almost passed away from an ectopic pregnancy that happened right before her 37th birthday in 2023, years after she had to postpone a number of performances due to an unspecified medical emergency.
In a Sept. 27 interview with The Guardian, Florence, 39, recalled, "The closest I came to making life was the closest I came to death." "I had the impression that I had entered a room filled with yelling women."
Additionally, the singer of "The Dog Days are Over" did a show while recovering from the life-saving emergency surgery, but she did so in the midst of her potentially fatal miscarriage.
“I think, because it was my first time being pregnant, and it was my first miscarriage, I was like, ‘OK, I’ve heard this is part of it,’” Florence—who has been dating an unnamed British guitarist for several years—explained. “I spoke to my doctor, and they are not generally dangerous. Devastating, but not dangerous.”
Remembering excruciating pain and bleeding, she exclaimed in amazement, “Women! It's amusing. I went on stage after taking some ibuprofen.
However, if left untreated, an ectopic pregnancy—where the egg is fertilized outside the uterus—can result in potentially fatal bleeding. Additionally, Florence's fallopian tube burst after her performance.
Florence recalled that instead of flying to her next gig, she had emergency surgery because she had "a Coke can's worth of blood in my abdomen." "I would have been taken off on a stretcher if I had boarded that aircraft. or worse.
After the health scare, which ended with the removal of her entire fallopian tube, Florence revealed that she went home and let out an animal cry, allowing the loss and fear to finally, physically
She explained, "I believe the sound that escaped me was akin to an injured animal or something." That was the end of it. I was back on stage ten days later.
Florence is compelled to share the story despite the emotional journey, resolving the uncomfortable emotions the experience evoked for her upcoming album, Everybody Scream, which will be released on October 31.
"Going back to work helped me," she continued. It resembled tiny lanterns in a mist. I could get by by picking my way.
