Celebrity media personality Perez Hilton has disclosed to his followers that he was recently hospitalised for a mysterious health crisis, appearing frail in a series of selfies shared from his hospital bed. The 47-year-old blogger, famous for launching his gossip site in 2004, took to his main Instagram account on Saturday to update his nearly one million fans about the incident.
Hospital Stay and Recovery
While Hilton did not specify the cause of his hospitalisation, he confirmed he is now back home and plans to open up about the health scare "soon." In the Instagram post, he shared multiple photos showing him wearing a blue-patterned hospital gown, with one image featuring an oxygen mask over his face. Another heartwarming snapshot captured his mother visiting him in the hospital, where she adjusted a pillow behind him to ensure his comfort.
The blogger was seen sitting in a chair beside the hospital bed, both he and his mother flashing small smiles for the camera. He also received get-well balloons with the message "Hang In There... Get Well Soon" printed on them. In the caption, Hilton wrote, "March madness indeed! Have I got a story to tell!"
Details from Las Vegas Hospital
Hilton later uploaded a separate video montage filmed from his hospital bed, where he explained in a voiceover that he relocated to Las Vegas three years ago and received "the best care" at Southern Hills Hospital. He gave a special shout-out to the doctors and nurses, stating, "I would not be home already if it weren't for you." In the video's caption, he praised them as "angels" and indicated he will provide more details about the health "saga" in full soon.
The TV personality has announced plans to share further information about the incident in a video on his YouTube channel this Monday. Daily Mail has reached out to his representatives for comment but has not yet received a response.
Well-Wishes and Career Background
Social media users and celebrities quickly flooded the comment sections with messages of support. Former Playboy bunny Holly Madison wrote, "I hope you are ok," while singer Bebe Rexha added, "Perez!!!!" Hilton, who started his celebrity gossip blog originally as PageSixSixSix.com before renaming it PerezHilton.com, has built a career around Hollywood news and has befriended numerous stars over the years.
Past Controversies and Personal Growth
In 2021, Hilton expressed regret for his coverage of Britney Spears' breakdown in 2007, admitting he "regrets a lot or most of what I said about Britney." He had faced criticism for bullying the pop star, including releasing a shirt design that questioned why she didn't die instead of Heath Ledger. During an interview on Good Morning Britain, he acknowledged his past mistakes, saying, "Thankfully, hopefully, many of us get older and wiser."
Despite these controversies, Hilton remains active in sharing celebrity gossip while focusing on raising his three children: Mario, 13, Mia, 10, and Mayte, 8, all born via surrogate using eggs from the same anonymous donor. In a 2017 essay for HuffPost, he explained that having children with his DNA was important to him as a way to honour his late father, who passed away when Hilton was 15.
