Troubled singer George Michael was taken to hospital by ambulance after falling ill, it emerged last night.
Two
emergency ambulances were sent to the star’s north London home early on
Thursday last week, the London Ambulance Service confirmed.
The 50-year-old was said to have suffered a 'mystery collapse' and a worried friend called 999.
Emergency: George Michael was rushed to hospital in an ambulance last Thursday after a worried friend made a call to 999
Witnesses
said the ambulances left four hours later with Michael on board. He was
taken to a London hospital for emergency treatment.
Last
night, his agent told The Sun's Chris Pollard: ‘George Michael was in
hospital for routine tests but there is nothing further to say.’
Big year: George Michael released his sixth solo album Syphonica
London Ambulance Service confirmed two ambulances were called at 8am on Thursday.
‘We
were called just before 8am on May 22. We sent two ambulance crews and
staff treated one patient, a man, who was then taken to hospital,’ a
spokesman for the ambulance service said.
Fans have already taken to Twitter to voice their concerns for the pop icon.
One user wrote: 'What's happened to my beloved @GeorgeMichael? reports coming in say he's been rushed to hospital :-( (sic)'.
Another hoped 'nothing serious' had happened to Michael.
Fears
for the Careless Whisper singer's health have been raised in recent
years due to a spate of illnesses, his regular cannabis use and due to a
bizarre incident where he apparently fell out of a moving car on the M1
last year.
The incident, which took place in May 2013, saw Michael airlifted to trauma hospital to treat a head injury.
Just
18 months earlier the troubled singer had been close to death after
being struck down with pneumonia in Vienna, but he fought back to
perform again.
Michael, whose hits also include Faith and Freedom, has had health scares and run-ins with the police linked to his drug use.
Standstill: Paramedics treat George on the M1
after he fell out of his car onto the third lane of the carriageway at
around 70mph near St Albans, Hertfordshire
In
September 2010 Michael received an eight-week prison sentence following
an incident the previous July in which he crashed his Range Rover into a
shop in north London.
He
was also given a five-year driving ban after he pleaded guilty to
driving under the influence of drugs and possessing cannabis.
And
he had earlier been banned from driving for two years and sentenced to
100 hours of community service in 2006 when he was convicted of driving
while unfit through drugs after he was found collapsed in his Mercedes.
Following
his brush with pneumonia in late 2011, Michael made a tearful
appearance outside his London home after flying back into the country
and said it had been "touch and go" whether he lived.
Doctors had performed a tracheotomy to keep his airways open and he was unconscious for some of his spell in hospital.
Doctors had performed a tracheotomy to keep his airways open and he was unconscious for some of his spell in hospital.
MailOnline have contacted Michael's representatives for comment.
History of illness: The singer had to be airlifted to a trauma hospital last year after falling out of a car on the M1
LATEST HEALTH SCARE IS YET MORE DRAMA FOR GEORGE MICHAEL
George Michael arrives at Highbury Magistrates Court in 2010 where he was jailed
His latest collapse is one of several health scares in recent years, including his admission he was addicted to drugs.
The singer, whose real name is Georgios Panayiotou, hit rock bottom in 2010, right, when he was sent to Pentonville Prison in north London, where former inmates have included Oscar Wilde and Boy George, for driving while stoned and crashing into a Snappy Snaps shop. The judge jailed him because he was a 'danger to the public.
Most recently he nearly died after falling from a Range Rover at 70mph on the M1.
Here are some of the major incidents over the past 16 years:
MAY 2013: Singer fell from a car travelling at around 70mph on to a fast lane of the M1 and drivers had to swerve to avoid running him over. George spent two weeks in hospital following the near-fatal incident, after suffering head injuries, cuts and bruises.
DECEMBER 2012: A severe case of pneumonia left him close to death
JULY 2010: Singer crashes his Range Rover into a Snappy Snaps shop in North London after taking cannabis. Handed eight-week prison sentence and given five-year driving ban after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and possessing cannabis.
A close up of the damage caused to the Snappy
Snaps store in Hampstead, north London, after George Michael crashed
into it in his Range Rover
AUGUST 2009: Arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drink or drugs after crashing into the back of a lorry on the A34 in Berkshire. Breathalysed and held for almost five hours.
SEPTEMBER 2008: Held for possession of Class A and Class C drug after being caught by police in a public toilet on Hampstead Heath, a notorious meeting place for gay men.
OCTOBER 2006: Found slumped at the wheel of his Mercedes in north London. Pleaded guilty to driving while unfit. Banned for two years and handed 100 hours' community service. Also cautioned for possession of cannabis.
APRIL 2006: Allegedly crashed his Mercedes into three parked cars near his north London home. Interviewed under caution but not charged. Former Wham! star admitted he's 'a terrible driver' after the accident.
FEBRUARY 2006: Arrested for possession of a Class C drug after being found asleep at the wheel at Hyde Park Corner. Later said it was 'my own stupid fault as usual'.
JUNE 2004: Smashes into a bollard near his home after falling asleep at the wheel.
MAY 2004: Writes off BMW convertible after hitting barriers on A40 at North Acton, London
APRIL1998: Arrested by U.S. police for 'engaging in a lewd act' in a public toilet in California.
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