NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — Spice Girl Melanie Brown revealed on Monday that she was rushed to the hospital over the weekend after an unexplained accident and required emergency surgery to save a “severed hand.”
Mel B took to Instagram on Monday to reveal that she was “Suffering 2 broken ribs a severed right hand needing emergency care,to having had to have over a 3 hr surgery to repair the damage hence the purple sling [sic].”
“Ohhh the pain, but I’m in super safe hands with the care of everyone here at the hospital!!!!! Thank you all for understanding, I love you all,” she added.
She did not offer any details into the nature of her accident.
In a photo that accompanied the post, Mel B showed off a sling and a large swathing of protective purple padding around her right arm.
As a consequence of the injury, the “America’s Got Talent” judge said she was forced to cancel an appearance at a book signing event in New York on Monday.
“I’m absolutely gutted but I can assure you it WILL happen at a later date, I promise,” she said.