rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Former One Direction singer Liam Payne has been hospitalised after experiencing “agonising” kidney pains while holidaying with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy.The 30-year-old and his girlfriend were at Lake Como, Italy celebrating their one-year anniversary.“Liam is in a bad way but he’s in the best place he can be and finally doctors will be able to get to the bottom of what is going on,” a source told The Sun.Stream the world’s best reality, entertainment and true crime shows for free on 7Bravo on 7plus >>“Naturally he is gutted that his and Kate’s trip to Lake Como has been ruined but at least she was there to help him when he fell ill.“Doctors have warned him not to expect to be signed off to go home for at least another six days.“They want to do every test possible to understand the issue fully but they now suspect that there has been an underlying issue for a while that has been getting worse.”Liam Payne, pictured, has been taken to hospital in Italy. Credit: Getty ImagesThe singer recently had to postpone a South American solo tour after suffering from a serious kidney infection.“It’s with a heavy heart I have to tell you that we have no other choice but to postpone my upcoming tour of South America,” he said in the Instagram announcement.Fans ‘screaming, crying, throwing up’ as iconic 90s boyband reunites after 21 years “Over the past week I’ve been in hospital with a serious kidney infection, it’s something I wouldn’t wish on anyone, and doctor’s orders are that I now need to rest and recover.“I was beyond excited to come play for you guys.”Liam Payne announces that he is postponing his South American tour. Credit: Instagram / liampayne“To all of you who have bought tickets: I’m so sorry. We’re working to re-schedule the tour as soon as we possibly can, but for now we will be refunding the tickets — so please look out for updates from your point of purchase.“Thanks as always for the love and support, and look forward to seeing you soon,” Payne ended the message.Fans of Payne have since taken to social media to share their best wishes.“Please pray for Liam. He was rushed to the hospital in Italy today,” one said.“Hope you feel better brother!” a second wrote.Former One Direction singer Liam Payne. Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty ImagesPayne has suffered from poor health since he was a child.He was born prematurely and suffered from scarred kidneys, spending long bouts of his childhood in hospital.“I effectively died as a baby,” he revealed in a 2011 interview.“I was born three weeks early and I kept being ill.“From the age of zero to four, I was always in hospital having tests done but they couldn’t find out what was wrong.”Liam Payne at Wimbledon 2023. Credit: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty ImagesPayne has also been in and out of rehab, once spending 100 days in a Louisiana facility after hitting “rock bottom”.In a July 2023 interview, he revealed that he had minimal contact with the outside world during that time.When he left rehab, he had been sober for six months.“There is a point when you hit rock bottom and you realise you have got to do something different as whatever you are doing right now isn’t working for you,” he said.“I was in bad shape up until that point.”One Direction in 2015: L-R Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Niall Horan. Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImagePayne has previously admitted that he drank heavily during his One Direction days, frequently emptying minibars during the band’s sellout world tours.He said he had to take time out after One Direction disbanded in 2015.“I kind of became somebody who I didn’t really recognise anymore,” he said.“And I’m sure you guys didn’t either.“I was in bad shape up until that point and I was really happy more than anything after I arrived to kind of put a stopper to life and work.”Liam Payne and Logan Paul record a podcast episode. Credit: IMPAULSIVE/YouTubeIn the video, Payne also apologised for comments he made in a 2022 episode of Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast.“A lot of what I said just came from the wrong place,” he said.During his appearance on the podcast, Payne commented on his complicated relationship with Zayn Malik, who had left One Direction in 2015 to pursue a solo career, saying: “There’s many reasons why I dislike Zayn and there’s many reasons why I’ll always, always be on his side.”Payne added that his former One Direction bandmates – Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Malik and Louis Tomlinson – have all stood by him.Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction perform in Melbourne. Credit: Scott Barbour/Getty ImagesHe thanked his former partner Cheryl Cole, with whom he shares a six-year-old son named Bear, for giving him the “freedom” and support to get well.Part of his motivation in getting help was to be a better dad to Bear, Payne said.“There’s no point in being a dad when you’ve got nothing to teach,” he posited.Payne proclaimed that as far as drinking goes, “the party’s over”.For more engaging celebrity content, visit 7Life on Facebook.If you’d like to view this content, please adjust your Cookie Settings.To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide.Joe Jonas’ estranged wife ‘virtually unrecognisable’ in new photoIf you’d like to view this content, please adjust your Cookie Settings.To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide.
Former One Direction star Liam Payne rushed to hospital in Italy: ‘He’s in a bad way’
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