The Wanted star Max George admitted to hospital due to ‘heart related problems’

Boyband The Wanted member Max George has announced he will spend Christmas in hospital after tests found he has “some problems” with his heart.

The 36-year-old posted a photo of herself giving a thumbs-up while lying in a hospital bed on Instagram, adding that she was taken to hospital on Wednesday after feeling “really unwell”.

He did not elaborate on what the health issues were, but said he was awaiting “many more tests to determine the extent of the problems” and “what surgery I will need.”

He said, “Although it is a huge blow and there is no doubt that it is a blow, it is something that I will bear with all the strength I have.”

The singer and Strictly Come Dancing star said it would be a “tough few weeks/months”, and that “Christmas in a hospital bed was not at all what I had planned”.

He said he was “surrounded by love and support” from his “wonderful” partner, actress Maisie Smith, and his family and friends.

“I consider myself very fortunate that it was caught,” he said.

Fellow The Wanted bandmate Shiva Kaneswaran showed his support on George’s social media post, commenting: “Here’s to you brother. Rest up and get well soon.”

JLS stars Marvin Humes and JB Gill also commented, with Humes saying that George is “strong and will fight” and Gill writing that he “wishes you to get better soon”.

George rose to fame in the early 2010s as part of The Wanted with bandmates Kaneswaran, Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuinness and Tom Parker.

The group announced a break in 2014, before George and Kaneswaran relaunched the group as a duo in 2022.

Parker died of brain cancer In March 2022 at the age of 33.