Emma Willis posed with her husband Matt Willis at a showbiz event, just weeks after she underwent keyhole surgery after being diagnosed with a hole in her heart
Emma Willis looked loved up with her husband Matt Willis as she was seen for the first time after her surprise heart surgery. The TV presenter revealed that she underwent heart keyhole surgery just a few weeks ago.
Emma was seen at the The Great Gatsby press night in London on Thursday evening, before she then headed over to the BAFTA TV Craft Award nominees’ party. Alongside her husband Matt Willis, the pair posed for photos and Emma looked incredible in a black sparkly blazer and a black crop trop and trousers.
Just yesterday, Emma announced that she had underwent surgery after being diagnosed last year. She said she had been “blissfully unaware” for 48 years that she had a hole in her heart.
Taking to social media, she shared: “A big humungous THANK YOU to the team at the Royal Brompton Hospital for their care and support. A few weeks ago, I had keyhole heart surgery, which feels very strange to write, and even stranger when I say it out loud.
“From investigations last year, to diagnosis and then surgery, they were absolutely incredible. As was @mattjwillis who never left my side. Turns out, I’ve been pottering around for 48 years blissfully unaware I had a hole in my heart, isn’t it bonkers what’s happening in our bodies that we have no idea about…”
Emma then went on to praise the doctors, nurses and surgeons that had supported her over the past year.
“What blows my mind even more is the wonders of modern medicine, and the spectacular people that save, fix and help us every single day. Can you imagine what it must feel like to have a pair of hand that can do that job?! They are the real superstar… A few of those people are Dr Alexander Lyon who investigated like a true super sleuth,” she said.
“Professor Wei Li, echocardiogram extraordinaire. Catrina, Carl and Tim who kept me at ease and humoured me when they were putting me to sleep. Marcus, Janet, Jayne, Hannah and Reem who monitored me at various points. Paulette, who was always up for a chat, gave great hugs, and loves a cinnamon slice as much as I do!
“There was a lovely woman with me in recovery but I was so out of it I can’t remember her name (so so sorry) and my surgeon, Dr Ee Ling Heng… She was recommended as ‘a spectacular pair of hands’, but my god, she’s that and so much more. She has an ease and warmth that made me feel instantly comfortable all whilst being incredible professional and informative. I ask a million questions, and she answered them with the patience of a saint. I knew as soon as we met that she was the woman I wanted poking around in my heart. Thank you Ee Ling, you’re one in a trillion.”
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