Bonnie Tyler has undergone emergency bowel surgery after being rushed to hospital in Portugal, the Daily Mail can reveal.
The Total Eclipse Of The Heart singer, 74, is currently receiving treatment in a medical facility in Faro, where she has had a property since the early 1980s.
Insiders claim Bonnie suffered a perforated intestine resulting in her dash to hospital, after experiencing severe abdominal pain in recent days.
Following the frightening dash, Bonnie is said to be stable and recovering following the operation.
A spokesman said: ‘We are very sorry to announce that Bonnie has been admitted to hospital in Faro, Portugal, where she has a home, for emergency intestinal surgery.
‘The surgery went well and she is now recuperating.
‘We know that all of her family, friends and fans will be concerned about this news and will be wishing her well for a full and swift recovery.’
The Welsh songstress is due to start her European tour later this year.
Speaking in March, Bonnie spoke about pain she’s been having in her knees, which at the time were her only real health concerns.
She told Hello!: ‘I’m fit enough at the moment, touch wood, and I’m really enjoying doing the shows.
Bonnie Tyler has undergone emergency bowel surgery after being rushed to hospital in Portugal, the Daily Mail can reveal
‘I’m still rocking on that stage with my wonderful band, and if you’ve got your health, you’ve got everything.
‘I do home Pilates, only 20 minutes a day – it’s something I can do in my hotel rooms.
‘I have had problems with my knees; I didn’t have new knees, I had what they call washouts [a surgical knee procedure], which turned out to be very successful. So, hopefully that will last for a long time.’
Bonnie, known for her raspy, husky voice, is married to property developer Robert Sullivan.
The couple split their time between their homes in Portugal and south Wales.
She first bought a property in the Algarve in the 1970s having fallen in love with the region while recording an album.
In 2009, she knocked down her five-bedroom villa in Albufeira to build a full-frontal glass home with elaborate garden water features.
Speaking about the area, she said: ‘It’s a magical place where you could sail out to sea at midnight and enjoy a barbecue and return to shore in the early hours of the morning to find the local bars still open.’
Bonnie and her husband, who is a former Olympian Judo athlete, also own a number of rental properties in Portugal.
Speaking about her lavish Albufeira property to The Sunday Times in 2023, Bonnie said: ‘In the early 1980s I bought a fully furnished villa down the road between Albufeira and Vilamoura with my husband.
‘A decade ago we flattened it and hired a Spanish architect to design a state-of-the-art house with big windows and a large decking area so that we could enjoy the sea views. Portugal is like paradise. We spend six months of the year there.’
The Welsh songstress is due to start her European tour later this year
Bonnie has many famous friends in the area who she frequently socialises with.
She explains: ‘We socialise with friends and go out to dinner at one of the many Portuguese restaurants in our area.
‘We used to meet up with Cliff Richard, but he doesn’t have a home in Portugal any more.
‘He did invite us to stay at his home in Barbados, however. We went out for loads of lunches and dinners with his friends. He even took us to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s house. Barbados was fabulous, although it was quite strange looking out of the window to see Cliff weeding his garden.’
And on their property empire, she added: ‘My husband is very good at investing in property. In the 1970s he and his business partner bought a lot of land in New Zealand.
‘At first we had a cashmere goat farm; then it became a dairy farm.
‘We sold it earlier this year. We also own 65 stables in Lambourn, Berkshire, which we rent to the Jockey Club. We used to own 22 houses in Berkshire, but we’ve sold 17 of them.’
Despite being in her mid-70s, Bonnie has no intention of retiring and will continue to perform in the UK and Europe, where she’ll be heading towards the end of the year.
Speaking to the Mirror last year, she said: ‘I started singing when I was 17 and I never thought I’d still be doing it at this age. I’ve slowed down a little bit, but I know now that I will never retire.
‘Even though I was so lucky because I was in Portugal when the first lockdown was announced, by the end of it, I’d had enough. I was going crazy. I needed to get back out there on the road!’
