James Arthur has opened up about a recent hospital trip after he was rushed into A&E following the Pride of Britain Awards.
The singer, 35, performed at the awards ceremony with The Choir With No Name, and was diagnosed with kidney stones just hours later.
Opening up about the horrific ordeal on Heart Breakfast, James told hosts Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden that he was in immense pain before the performance but had to still go on.
Explaining how the pain had started just before he took to the red carpet, and it only got progressively worse through the night.
He recalled: "Pain just sort of got progressively worse the further I got down this red carpet, I got back into the dressing room and I was rolling around on the floor in agony and I thought, what have I done here, this is crazy?
"I loaded up on paracetamol and I can't go home at this point. I've got to do this performance. I was in 10/10 pain at this point. Anyway I get on stage, I wince through this performance."
Moments after his performance, James headed to the hospital, where doctor's found a kidney stone and prescribed him some painkillers.
He told Amanda and Jamie that he will be undergoing surgery to remove the stone tomorrow.
It comes just a few months after James opened up to OK! about becoming a father, after he and his partner Jessica Grist welcomed their daughter, Emily last year.
Describing how fatherhood has caused him to grow up, he told us: "As soon as [Emily] was born I felt like I grew up overnight. People often say I’m emotionally intelligent, but I failed to really understand what the real point of life was.
"I had this unhealthy obsession with just wanting to be recognised for my music. Now I’ve got Emily, I realise my whole motivation has changed. I’m super happy with life."
He also opened up about his previous mental health battles, sharing that he's in a much happier place now. He added that he still has some bad days, but he's much more equipped to deal with these than he used to be.
"I’m 35 years old and now I’m a dad with a baby girl so I’ve begun to learn how not to let it take me over. I don’t spiral the way I used to. It’s much more manageable," he said.
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