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Liam Payne has been rushed to hospital with "agonising kidney pain" after a previous hospital dash forced him to cancel an upcoming tour. The former One Direction star reportedly fell ill during a trip to Lake Como, Italy with girlfriend Kate Cassidy.
The 30-year-old was raced to A&E once again after celebrating his and Kate's one-year anniversary. Medical professionals are thought to have kept the singer in where he'll remain for "several days" for "emergency treatment".
Sources say he's in a "bad way" but was being helped by Kate after the ordeal at a lakeside property after the weekend. Doctors will reportedly carry out "every test possible" in a bid to get to the bottom of Liam's ongoing health issues.
Liam has been raced to hospital again after 'falling ill in Italy'"Liam is in a bad way but he’s in the best place he can be and finally doctors will be able to get to the bottom of what is going on," an insider told The Sun. "Naturally he is gutted that his and Kate’s trip to Lake Como has been ruined."
"But at least she was there to help him when he fell ill. Doctors have warned him not to expect to be signed off to go home for at least another six days. They want to do every test possible to understand the issue fully but they now suspect that there has been an underlying issue for a while that has been getting worse," they added.
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It comes just weeks after Liam cancelled his upcoming tour after suffering a 'serious kidney infection'. He was forced to call off his performances in South America after being rushed to hospital for the first time in August.
At the time, he was following strict doctor's orders to "rest and recover" after his initial health scare. Announcing the news on social media, Liam said he was "sorry" to anyone who had bought tickets and that refunds were being processed.
"It's with a heavy heart I have to tell you that we have no other choice but to postpone my upcoming tour of South America," he told fans. "Over the past week I've been in hospital with a serious kidney infection, it's something I wouldn't wish on anyone, and doctor's orders are that I now need to rest and recover."
Liam added: "I was beyond excited to come play for you guys. To all of you who have bought tickets: I'm so sorry."
The For You hitmaker revealed he was 'working to reschedule the tour' as soon as possible, and his team is now beginning to refund tickets. He explained: "Please look out for updates from your point of purchase. Thanks as always for the love and support, and look forward to seeing you soon."
On video, Liam added: "This really is the last news I want to be telling you but basically I've been a little bit unwell recently. I ended up in hospital with a bad kidney infection. We started rehearsals and I've been advised that now is really not the right time to be travelling on the road while I recover from this."