Isabelle Silbery, a 41-year-old former star of Gogglebox Australia, has been rushed into emergency surgery after enduring 48 hours of stomach pain. The reality TV personality shared her health scare on Instagram on Friday, revealing that what she initially believed to be a 'tummy bug' turned out to be a burst ovarian cyst and an infected appendix.
In her post, Silbery uploaded a photo from her hospital bed, giving a thumbs-up to indicate she was recovering well. 'I don't use this platform for sympathy but rather awareness,' she wrote. 'With what I thought was a tummy bug, I pushed through 48hrs of pain until I couldn't take it anymore. I listened to my body and got checked even though a part of me would've been embarrassed if I was sent home with gastro.'
She added, 'I can be a cry-baby with pain but I knew in my gut (lol) something wasn't right. Turns out a large ovarian cyst had burst and infected my appendix. Surgery done and recovering. Thank god for amazing nurses, a job I could never do yet admire so highly.'
Silbery also shared additional images from her hospital visit, including one showing her bandaged stomach post-surgery and another as she was wheeled in for an MRI scan. Fellow Gogglebox stars, including Angie Kent, Lee and Keith, and Beau Ryan's wife Kara, sent messages of support in the comments.
This is not Silbery's first health emergency. In January 2025, she was hospitalised after fracturing her spine in a horse-riding accident while on holiday in Fiji. She required a medical evacuation helicopter and was carried by locals on a stretcher to receive treatment.
