Comedian Chelsea Handler postpones tour due to health concerns

Chelsea Handler stated on social media that she has postponed her comedy tour after being hospitalised.

From a hospital bed, the comic, 46, apologised to fans for having to cancel two of her “Vaccinated and Horny Tour” shows in Oregon.

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“I had a scare at the hospital, and I don’t have COVID, and I’m OK, but I had to reschedule my shows,” she said it in an Instagram Stories video from the weekend, in which she was dressed in a hospital gown and a white wire was connected to her chest. Handler remained tight-lipped about her symptoms or diagnosis.

“I will see you all when I see you, and I’m sorry that I had to cancel,” she said. “But I’m all OK. And I’m not pregnant.”

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Handler’s Friday and Saturday gigs in Portland and Eugene, Oregon, have been rescheduled for early March, according to a post on his social media pages, in which the comic expressed her “deep sadness” at having to cancel at the last minute. She had initially planned to take a month off from the tour after the two Oregon gigs.

Handler has already been released from the hospital, assuring followers that she is “safe and sound.”

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“Everything’s OK,” she stated it in a video she posted on Instagram Saturday night, showing her in pyjamas with a sheet mask on her face, with her boyfriend, Jo Koy, and her dog. Handler is “doing good,” according to Koy.

“I’m just going to chill out for a couple of weeks to recover,” Handler added. “I’m good and will be back on track in no time. … I’m going through all my DMs – well, I’m trying to. Thank you for all the love, you guys – so sweet. Everyone is just so sweet. Thank you for caring so much about my well-being.”