Unveiling Perez Hilton’s Health Scare: The Unexpected Illness Behind His Hospital Visit

Perez Hilton has unveiled the health crisis that kept him hospitalized for an extended period of three weeks.

The 47-year-old blogger turned to social media on Monday morning to disclose the details to his followers following several days of hints.

His video on YouTube said his very own ‘stupidity’ led to his illness. 

“My own foolishness landed me in the hospital for 21 days… It was simultaneously the worst and best experience of my life,” he shared.

Perez explained that after suffering from the flu for a week, he took his prescribed medication but neglected to consume it with food. “This oversight led to the development of an ulcer, which then perforated, culminating in Sepsis. It’s a condition that can be fatal,” he elaborated.

He recounted enduring severe abdominal pain and eventually losing the ability to walk, necessitating an emergency room visit via ambulance.

Hilton thanked the hospital that took care of him – Southern Hills Hospital – as he added he had ultrasounds before they could figure out the problem. ‘Finally after five days I ended up having laparoscopic surgery,’ he added.

He also said the infection was very serious and he had fluid in his lungs which led to another major procedure. At that point he developed a heart problem.

But the surgery was complicated as he developed another infection in the hospital, which he said was common. 

Perez Hilton, 47, revealed on Monday his mystery illness: Sepsis

‘My stupidity landed me in the hospital for 21 days… It was the worst and best thing that’s ever happened to me,’ he began

The media personality jumped to his main Instagram page on Saturday to give the update to his nearly 1 million followers; seen in 2022 in Beverly Hills

The star also broke down in tears several times as he detailed he had many accidents after he started eating food following weeks on a feeding tube.

And the worst part was a tube that was placed in him to suck up the infection and a Foley catheter. ‘That was intense,’ he added, as he said he lost ‘a lot of weight.’

‘Now that I am home, I am not 100 percent,’ he also shared as he showed a pick line into his arm. ‘It’s like a scary IV with two lines, and one goes to my heart.’ 

Before his reveal he said: ‘One of the best experiences about this was God presented himself to me… then He did something, something that I can only call miraculous, it was real,’ he said adding he grew up Catholic but was never a believer until now and he is ‘grateful’ for the experience.

This meeting with God has led to him wanting to take his children to church and enroll them in a Catholic school, added Perez.

The star went on to talk about growing up in Cuba and not coming out to his father before his death. He broke down in tears when he talked about how his father was his ‘everything.’

Also in the video Hilton said that he will not be working as hard as he used to and will make sure he sleeps at least eight hours a night. In the past, he relied on ‘four to five hours a night of sleep.’

He also talked at length about the joy of coming home to his children: ‘They were so worried about their dad,’ he added.

Perez said he had the flu for a week and took his medication, but did not take the medication with food

‘Because I have been taking all of this medication without food for a week, I developed an ulcer then a perforation and then Sepsis. People die of Sepsis,’ he said

He appeared frail last week in images from when he was in the hospital

The star said he was ‘ashamed’ to work so hard to provide for his children but now he will slow down to have dinner with his kids every night. 

And he thanked his sister, who flew from Los Angeles to Las Vegas to help take care of him, and his mother. 

Hilton also said he watched a lot of TV while in the hospital as he mentioned Britney Spears’ arrest, Chuck Norris’ death and the video of Taylor Frankie Paul which he found ‘disturbing.’ 

He ended with, ‘I am back and I send you all love.’ 

Last week the star, who is known for launching his celebrity gossip blog in 2004,appeared frail as he revealed to fans that he was recently hospitalized for a mysterious health crisis.

The photos show Hilton with scars on his stomach, a plastic tube in his nose and an oxygen mask on as he wore a hospital gown. 

Hilton also said he watched a lot of TV while in the hospital as he mentioned Britney Spears’ arrest, Chuck Norris’ death and the video of Taylor Frankie Paul which he found ‘disturbing’

The star said he is now home but not 100 percent

One image showed the blogger with an oxygen mask over his face while others captured his mother visiting him. He sat in a chair next to the hospital bed while both he and his mom flashed a small smile towards the camera. She also sweetly adjusted a pillow that was behind her son to make sure that he was comfortable.

Hilton was gifted balloons that had ‘Hang In There… Get Well Soon’ printed on the front. 

In the caption of the post, he simply typed out: ‘March madness indeed! Have I got a story to tell!’ 

The TV personality later uploaded a separate video that contained a montage of short reels as he filmed himself from the hospital bed. 

He explained in a voiceover that he relocated to the city of Las Vegas three years earlier and received the ‘best care’ at Southern Hills Hospital. 

Hilton gave a special shout out to the doctors and nurses that were by his side and said, ‘I would not be home already if it weren’t for you.’

The star additionally added to his followers that he will further talk about the health ‘saga that I went through soon in full detail.’ 

Hilton shared a series of selfies while resting in a hospital bed and also donned a blue-patterned hospital gown

He sat in a chair next to the hospital bed while both he and his mom flashed a small smile towards the camera

Hilton was gifted balloons that had ‘Hang In There… Get Well Soon’ printed on the front

In the caption of the post, he simply typed out: ‘March madness indeed! Have I got a story to tell!’

The TV personality later uploaded a separate video that contained a montage of short reels as he filmed himself from the hospital bed

‘You are angels, all of you at @southernhillshospitallv!’ he penned in the caption of the clip.

Social media users and celebrities jumped to the comment sections to offer their well wishes to Hilton. 

Former Playboy bunny Holly Madison wrote, ‘I hope you are ok,’ while singer Bebe Rexha added, ‘Perez!!!!’

Hilton notably launched his celebrity gossip blog back in 2004 which was originally called PageSixSixSix.com. Shortly after, he changed the name to PerezHilton.com. 

He has also befriended a number of Hollywood celebrities. 

Back in 2021, Hilton admitted that he ‘regrets’ the way he covered Britney Spears’ breakdown in 2007. 

He had garnered furious criticism for ‘bullying’ the Baby One More Time hitmaker – after he previously called her an ‘unfit mother.’ 

The star additionally added to his followers that he will further talk about the health ‘saga that I went through soon in full detail’

Hilton notably launched his celebrity gossip blog back in 2004 which was originally called PageSixSixSix.com. Shortly after, he changed the name to PerezHilton.com; seen with Lady Gaga in 2009 in L.A. 

He also released a shirt design on his website in 2008 which questioned why the pop star didn’t die instead of Heath Ledger. 

The shirt had an image of Ledger from his role in Brokeback Mountain as well as the words: ‘Why couldn’t it have been Britney?’ 

‘I regret a lot or most of what I said about Britney as I’m sure Piers [Morgan] would if he were here about things he’s said in the past,’ Hilton said during an interview on Good Morning Britain. 

The media personality added that he has grown over the years and expressed, ‘Thankfully, hopefully, many of us get older and wiser.’ 

Hilton is still active about sharing celebrity news and gossip, but also puts focus into raising his three children. 

Hilton is still active about sharing celebrity news and gossip, but also puts focus into raising his three children

He is dad to Mario, 13, Mia, 10, and Mayte, eight – whom he welcomed via surrogate.

‘All kids are mine genetically. Each was born thanks to the generosity of a different surrogate, using eggs from the same anonymous donor,’ he wrote in an essay for the HuffPost in 2017. 

The star later added, ‘While I don’t rule out adoption in the future, for me it was important to have kids with my DNA. 

‘My dad passed away when I was 15 and having my children is a way of him living on through them – literally. My family is definitely unconventional and that’s awesome!’