Holby City’s Rosie Marcel rushed to hospital for emergency surgery and put on a drip
HOLBY City star Rosie Marcel has been rushed to hospital for emergency surgery.
The 44-year-old, who played Jac Naylor in the popular hospital soap, shared a picture of herself attached to a drip after undergoing treatment.
She told her fans: "Ended up at the old emergency room the other night.
"Stoke mandeville is my new local ish hospital and they were brilliant.
"Ambulance crew were amazing too. Had surgery the next day and home soon after that."
The star added: "Very very grateful to the nhs for looking after me and treating me quickly. #fentanyl #morphine all the good stuff!!! #nhs."
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Her followers couldn’t resist commenting on how strange it must have been to see her in hospital – because of her time in Holby.
One person wrote: "You were quite well practised, glad to see it went OK and didn't end like the programme.”
A second added: “Hope you get well soon. I bet you get some funny reactions when they see 'Jac Naylor' rock up."
While a third commented: "I imagine you were a better patient than the last time we saw you in hospital."
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The actress was left devastated when the show was cancelled after playing her character for 16 years.
"I have loved playing Jac. I thought I would be playing Jac for the rest of my life actually because I loved her. Jac's my friend," she told the Mirror.
"I know she's not a real person but of course, she's me."
She added: "I've taken breaks before. But I've always known that I was going back. When you stop, it's confusing."
Her character died after battling a terminal brain tumour in the final ever episode.
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