Pussycat Dolls star Kimberly Wyatt has revealed she underwent a hip replacement after years of living with severe pain, as she shared an emotional update with fans while on the group's PCD Forever Tour.
Wyatt opened up about the major operation after the Pussycat Dolls performed at Dublin's 3Arena on Monday, October 5.
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The singer and dancer shared a series of photos and videos from around the time of her surgery, including images of herself in hospital, using crutches and wearing compression socks.
In one video, Wyatt can be seen breaking down in tears as she reflected on the health battle she had kept largely private.
She explained that before undergoing the procedure, she had reached a point where she could barely walk and was limping through everyday life, while the pain also made it difficult for her to sleep.
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Writing from Dublin after the group's latest show, she said: “I had a moment tonight. I’m in Dublin, settling into another hotel room, and I’d taken in too much. Too much news. Too much of what’s happening to women. Too much casual cruelty online.
“Too much of the stuff people seem to get away with and a bit too much from my own little world too.”
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Wyatt said she decided to focus her mind on something positive while taking a bath.
She continued: “So I got in the bath and somewhere in there I realised I needed to give my brain something else to hold onto. Something good, Something I’m proud of.
“Which, weirdly took me straight to my hip. A few years ago I could barely walk. For nearly two years, I limped through every day and barely slept because of the pain.”
She then recalled how the condition affected her relationship with her children.
“I remember watching my children playing on holiday and being in too much pain to walk over to them. I just stood there and I was scared,” she wrote.
Wyatt's revelation comes as she is back on stage with Nicole Scherzinger and Ashley Roberts for the Pussycat Dolls' PCD Forever Tour.
The trio performed at Dublin's 3Arena on October 5, with Lil' Kim and Deja Vu joining the tour as special guests.
The Dublin show was part of the UK and European leg of the group's major comeback tour, which has already taken them across Europe before arriving in the UK and Ireland.
The tour now continues in Glasgow on October 7, before the Pussycat Dolls head to Newcastle on October 9 and Manchester on October 10.
They will then perform at London's O2 on October 13, bringing the UK and Ireland run to a close.
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The group will continue with further international dates later this month, with the PCD Forever Tour currently scheduled to conclude in São Paulo, Brazil, on October 30.
The tour was originally announced as a 53-date run across North America, Europe and the UK, although the majority of the North American dates were later cancelled.
The remaining European and UK shows have continued, with the group previously saying the response from fans had been incredible and that several shows had sold out.
Wyatt's return to the stage is particularly significant given the physical problems she has revealed she was dealing with before her hip replacement.
Despite the years of pain, she has now returned to performing demanding choreography as part of the Pussycat Dolls' reunion.
Pussycat Dolls Kimberly Wyatt and Nicole Scherzinger. Photo credit: S Buckley, Shutterstock
Her post comes just days after fellow bandmate Nicole Scherzinger also revealed a painful injury suffered during the tour.
Scherzinger suffered burns and blisters on her leg after boiling water spilled on her shortly before a show in Düsseldorf last month, but continued with the performance.
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The Pussycat Dolls have continued their tour despite the physical challenges, with Wyatt now reflecting on just how far she has come since she was struggling to walk.
