'Pretty Little Baby' singer Connie Francis hospitalized for 'extreme' pain a week after suffering pelvic fracture

Recording prima Connie Francis says she is connected the mend aft a caller travel to the infirmary to code immoderate “extreme pain.”

The “Stupid Cupid” and “Lipstick connected Your Collar” singer, who roseate to fame successful the precocious 1950s and aboriginal ‘60s, informed fans connected Facebook that she is receiving attraction aft undergoing tests and exams. “Thank you each for your benignant thoughts, words and prayers,” she wrote Wednesday.

Earlier Wednesday, the 87-year-old “Pretty Little Baby” vocalist wrote connected Facebook that she went to the infirmary to larn much astir the origin of her pain, which she said prompted her to telephone disconnected an upcoming Fourth of July performance, her latest cancellation successful caller weeks. Francis’ posts this week did not disclose overmuch accusation astir her condition, but a erstwhile Facebook update provided immoderate insight.

A week anterior to her hospitalization, Francis announced connected Facebook that she had been dealing with “pelvic symptom connected the close side” and underwent tests to find “that this is owed to a fracture.”

“It looks similar I whitethorn person to trust connected my wheelchair a small longer than anticipated,” she wrote, adding that she had to propulsion retired of a then-upcoming performance.

Francis gave followers much accusation astir her wellness successful March, telling them successful different Facebook station that she uses a wheelchair to debar putting “undue unit connected a troublesome achy hip” and that she was awaiting stem compartment therapy astatine the time.

Francis has spoken openly astir her idiosyncratic afflictions implicit the people of her career. She told the Village Voice successful 2011 that she had been committed to respective intelligence institutions successful the ‘80s. She said she was diagnosed with post-traumatic accent upset aft she was misdiagnosed with different intelligence wellness conditions, including bipolar disorder, ADD and ADHD.

The singer, besides known for “Where the Boys Are” and “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” precocious had her euphony spell viral connected TikTok arsenic users usage her “Pretty Little Baby” for videos.

“I’m inactive astounded by the popularity of ‘Pretty Little Baby,’” she said past week, thanking the A-listers who person utilized her deed successful their societal media videos.