The singer Tori Kelly has been rushed to the hospital after shockingly collapsing while out on the town.
The 30-year-old Grammy winner was reportedly dining out with friends in Los Angeles on Sunday night when she suffered a medical emergency and lost conscious, sources told TMZ.
She was quickly taken to get medical care, and doctors are reportedly treating her for multiple blood clots around vital organs, which could be extremely serious.
According to the publication, Tori is still hospitalized as doctors work to break up the blood clots, and one source described her condition as ‘really serious.’
DailyMail.com has reached out to representative for Kelly.
Health scare: The singer Tori Kelly has been rushed to the hospital after shockingly collapsing while out on the town on Sunday, and doctors reportedly believe she is suffering from multiple blood clots, TMZ reported; pictured in 2019 in LA
According to the publication’s sources, the songstress was dining when her heart suddenly began to beat abnormally fast.
After she made her friends aware of the problem, she reportedly passed out, with one source saying that she was ‘out for a while.’
Although it’s recommended to call 911 immediately as a medical emergency occurs, the sources claimed that Tori’s friends worried she wouldn’t get the proper care at a local downtown LA hospital.
Tori is reportedly being cared for now at the hospital’s intensive care unit, where doctors have located clots in her legs and lungs. She has reportedly been conscious at times during her ongoing hospitalization, but her condition and prognosis are unclear.
So instead, they allegedly carried her to a car and sped to sped to the more prestigious Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
While blood clots are necessary for the body to stanch bleeding and heal, they can also block normal blood flow, a condition known as thrombosis.
Deep vein thrombosis occurs when a blood clot occurs in one of the body’s deep veins, according to the Mayo Clinic. However, the clots can then travel to other organs, causing more serious problems.
A pulmonary embolism occurs when a clot travels to the lungs and gets stuck, where it blocks off much-need blood flow to the organ.
Collapse: Sources said Tori’s heart began beating rapidly at dinner, and she then passed out and was ‘out for a while’; seen in 2019 in LA
Feted: She has won two Grammys on five nominations, capturing the honors in 2019 in for Never Alone, in the category of Best Gospel Performance/Song; and for Hiding Place, for Best Gospel Album. Pictured in LA in 2019
Out and about: The musical artist was pictured at the Yellowjackets premiere in LA in March
Popular: Kelly’s most prominent commercial success has come with her 2015 debut album Unbreakable Smile, which spawned the singles Nobody Love, Should’ve Been Us and Hollow
Support: Across social media Monday, a number of fans were posting sentiments in support of the Nobody Love singer amid her ailment
Kelly first gained prominence appearing on American Idol’s ninth season in 2010.
Her most prominent commercial success has come with her 2015 debut album Unbreakable Smile, which spawned the singles Nobody Love, Should’ve Been Us and Hollow.
She has won two Grammys on five nominations, winning the awards in 2019 in for Never Alone, in the category of Best Gospel Performance/Song; and for Hiding Place, for Best Gospel Album.
Across social media Monday, a number of fans were posting sentiments in support of the Nobody Love singer amid her ailment.
“My thoughts are with tori kelly and her family. i’m hoping she’s okay,’ one user said, while another added, ‘I really do hope Tori Kelly makes a full recovery swiftly. she’s so talented and sweet and unproblematic, she doesn’t deserve this.’
Said another fan: ‘Praying for Tori Kelly cuz that is one of the scariest things to happen to someone 🙁 ‘
