Olly Murs failed to tell girlfriend about sepsis scare as he rushed to hospital

Olly Murs has revealed he failed to tell his girlfriend Amelia Tank about his terrifying health crisis as he rushed to hospital for emergency surgery to save his leg.

The pop star was struck down with blood poisoning sepsis after a knee operation to inset a metal plate left him with an infection.

He was rushed to hospital for an emergency procedure, but his girlfriend Amelia was on Ibiza on a hen do at the time, and Olly decided not to tell her.

He told The Sun : “They had to open me up again in case the infection spread. So it got nasty.”

Olly did eventually tell Amelia what was happening and she went straight from the plane to the hospital to visit him.

The singer confessed Amelia appeared to be suffering the hangover from hell and joked she needed the hospital bed more than him.

He said: “All I could smell was the alcohol. She couldn’t even speak — she’d lost her voice.

“I think if anything she needed the bed more than I did. Bless her, she just looked like when you come home from a really heavy weekend.”

Olly underwent the original operation last summer to repair a torn a ligament in his knee which had been bothering him for years.

Doctors decided to go ahead with the surgery over fears that the damage could eventually lead to him needing a knee replacement.

He’s now recovered after his sepsis scare and credits Amelia with helping him through.

Olly admitted he gained weight during the recovery period as he was unable to exercise, but has since got back into shape with the help of a good diet and work out regime.