{"id":2406288,"date":"2026-05-07T16:50:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2406288"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:50:03","slug":"love-island-uk-star-ella-thomas-hospitalized-for-emergency-surgery-after-freak-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/love-island-uk-star-ella-thomas-hospitalized-for-emergency-surgery-after-freak-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Love Island UK&#8217; star Ella Thomas hospitalized for emergency surgery after freak accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cLove Island UK\u201d star Ella Thomas was hospitalized for emergency surgery after her \u201cbirthday celebrations \u2026 end[ed] with a freak accident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYAcAr4Duo6\/?img_index=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared harrowing hospital photos via Instagram<\/a> Wednesday, explaining that she \u201cmissed the Met Gala for a night in the ward\u201d after getting her foot operated on.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas\u2019 social media carousel documented the moment she was loaded onto an ambulance while gushing blood, as well as when she was wheeled into an operating room for surgery.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cLove Island UK\u201d star Ella Thomas was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after a glass bottle was smashed on her foot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cDidn\u2019t think the birthday celebrations would end with a freak accident &amp; me getting surgery on my foot \ud83d\ude2d missed the met gala for a night in the ward..\u201d she wrote via Instagram Wednesday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201ckeep swiping to see the vibes after the doctor gave me the [drugs] to distract me from the pain\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d,\u201d the reality star concluded her caption, referencing footage of herself dancing and singing mid-hospital stay.<\/p>\n<p>She broke down exactly how the bloody injury came to be in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@3llathomas\/video\/7636893436372634902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok video<\/a> that same day, <\/p>\n<p>Thomas, who appeared on Season 10 of the British reality TV dating show in 2023, told her followers it all went down on Sunday at a London event \u2014 which gave her and her friends \u201cbad vibes\u201d from the start.<\/p>\n<p>Within 10 minutes of arriving, someone smashed a bottle and shards of glass rained down on Thomas\u2019 foot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Thomas shared a carousel of photos and videos documenting her trip to the hospital.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>After the initial shock and she was given some medicine, Thomas seemed to be in higher spirits.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In a TikTok video, Thomas explained that she and her friends were invited to a brunch for her birthday in London where people were heavily drinking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis was not a little cut,\u201d she recalled. \u201cIt was a massive wound, and my blood was just gushing and gushing. Like, liters on the floor. The worst part is that there were girls literally laughing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas was rushed to the emergency room for X-rays and, ultimately, surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in so much shock and panic, I wouldn\u2019t let the doctor touch my foot until he gave me this medicine,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Within 10 minutes of being there, someone smashed a bottle, with the shards of glass falling onto her foot.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe worst part is that there were girls literally laughing,\u201d she shared.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Several of Thomas\u2019 fellow \u201cLove Island UK\u201d alums wished her a speedy recovery in the comments section. <span class=\"credit\">ellathomas_\/instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Several of Thomas\u2019 fellow \u201cLove Island UK\u201d alums took to the comments section to wish her a speedy recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur strong girl \ud83e\udd7a\ud83e\udd7a\ud83d\udc95 vibes never stop!!\u201d Season 8 finalist Indiyah Polack wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBabe omfg wtf! Hoping you\u2019re okay you look so cute in the first pic omg,\u201d Season 11 alum Uma Jammeh added. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Thomas came in third place with Tyrique Hyde on Season 10 of \u201cLove Island UK.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Matt Frost\/ITV \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She and Hyde (seen above) dated for about six months after leaving the villa. <span class=\"credit\">Matt Frost\/ITV \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thomas, notably, came in third place on Season 10 of \u201cLove Island UK\u201d with Tyrique Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>The exes coupled up on the first day but had a turbulent run, with Thomas returning to the villa with another man from Casa Amor before rekindling their romance with Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>The duo dated for six months after filming, but Thomas and her 27-year-old co-star called it quits in February 2024. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLove Island UK\u201d star Ella Thomas was hospitalized for emergency surgery after her \u201cbirthday celebrations \u2026 end[ed] with a freak accident.\u201d The 26-year-old shared harrowing hospital photos via Instagram Wednesday, explaining that she \u201cmissed the Met Gala for a night in the ward\u201d after getting her foot operated on. 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