Jo O'Meara in hospital dash after painful kitchen accident left her with burns

S Club 7 star Jo O'Meara has revealed she was rushed to hospital after suffering from a painful burn while attempting to cook at home.

The singer, 46, took to Instagram to share the aftermath of what she described as a “very nasty accident” in her kitchen. While showing her heavily bandaged stomach to fans, Jo admitted she had “burnt herself to pieces” while trying to make soup.

“That's what happened, that was me trying to make a soup,” she said in the video, lifting her jumper to show the injury.

Jo went on to confess that she's come to the conclusion she should probably stay away from the kitchen for good.

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“I can't cook and shouldn't be allowed to cook,” she admitted. “I'm not safe, I'm not safe in the kitchen. I'm not safe anywhere near a kitchen and we know this now.”

The Don't Stop Movin' singer explained that she'd been inspired to make soup after getting lots of recipe suggestions from her followers, but the attempt ended in disaster.

“I've got to go back every two days to get this dressing changed,” she said, adding, “I can't tell you how much...it b****y hurt a lot, like it really really hurt. I cried real water tears and everything. It was terrible, it made me really sad.”

Jo was able to push past the pain enough to joke about the situation, adding: “That was quite an eventful day. I'm just glad it wasn't my face. It could have quite easily have been my face. I'm officially banned for life from the kitchen and I'm never cooking anything again, you'd be lucky to get a bit of toast out of me.”

She captioned her post with: “I'm officially done. No need to send recipes, give advice on cooking or anything remotely involved with food or kitchen.”

Fans rushed to share their support in the comments, with one writing: “You poor thing babe did you by any chance overheat the casserole dish (made of china?) I've seen two explode on the hob in my time…a slow cooker would be better when you feel ready. Hope you heal fast.”

Another added: “Omg girl. Hope you feel better soon. Don't worry. I'm not allowed in the kitchen either. I'm so bad I burn broccoli.”

This incident is just one of many hospital visits the singer has had, as she's faced a string of serious health issues in recent years. In May, Jo revealed she had been admitted to the hospital again after a flare-up of her ongoing back problems.

She shared a photo from her hospital bed, writing: “Back in hospital! The back is back! I didn't expect to be in here today!”

Jo has battled chronic back pain for over two decades and gone through multiple operations to treat her condition. In 2022, she was rushed to A&E in “the worst pain” she had ever experienced and later had to cancel a series of live shows.

The singer has since been through several rounds of surgery and intensive physiotherapy, and told fans that at times the pain had been “absolutely horrendous”.

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