Marcia Hines Rushed Off Australian Idol Set After Shock Fall
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Australian Idol judge and pop icon Marcia Hines has left fans and viewers worried after failing to appear on Sunday nights grand final.
The singer was set to perform on the show however at the last minute it was announced that Guy Sebastian would be stepping in as guest judge in her place.
It was later revealed that Hines suffered a fall prior to the show airing.
Marcia Hines “unwell and unable to join us tonight”
On Sunday night Channel 7 launched the first of its two night Australian Idol Grand Finale.
In the second season of the rebooted format on the network singers Denvah Baker-Moller, Amy Reeves and Dylan Wright had all secured their spot in the finale.
As part of the finale celebration singers Delta Goodrem, Guy Sebastian, Shannon Noll, Sam Fischer, Morgan Evans and Conrad Sewell were all set to join perform, as well as series judge Marcia Hines.
However things did not go to plan.
Ahead of the episode host Ricki-Lee Coulter announced that Hines would not be appearing on the program.
鈥淵ou will have spotted that we are missing someone very important and very special to the Idol family,鈥� Coulter announced live on air.
鈥淯nfortunately Marcia is unwell and unable to join us tonight” she concluded.
鈥淪he [Hines] was taken out of here in an ambulance”
However fellow judge Kyle Sandilands stepped in to attempt to clarify that the singer was not just feeling unwell.
She didn鈥檛 just 鈥渞ing up with a headache鈥� he clarified.
鈥淪orry, sorry. That鈥檚 a real downplay.”
鈥淪he [Hines] was taken out of here in an ambulance” he elaborated much to the shock of viewers and the live audience.
鈥淛ust so that everyone knows. She鈥檚 fine. She鈥檚 well. But she didn鈥檛 just ring up with a headache. She went down.鈥�
Australian Idol season one winner Guy Sebastian was instead announced as the guest judge for the evening, stepping in to fill in for Hines.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been a big few days of work and I was feeling a little unwell.”
Marcia Hines later took to Instagram to reassure her fans that she was fine.
鈥淚鈥檓 very sorry that I鈥檓 not there with you all tonight,鈥� she posted on Instagram on Sunday evening..
鈥淚t鈥檚 been a big few days of work and I was feeling a little unwell.”
“I鈥檓 resting up now so I can be back with you all tomorrow night.鈥�
Sources close to the show claim that she had collapsed in her dressing room earlier in the evening, resulting in her being rushed to hospital.
Hines has previously revealed she suffers from type 1 diabetes, which many have speculated may have contributed to her fall.
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