Alice Yaxley, who is engaged to Sam Vanderpump, has spoken out for the first time since he publicly shared his diagnosis of end-stage liver disease, expressing her feelings about the difficult news.
On Monday’s episode of Made In Chelsea, Sam, 28, revealed he may only have four or five years to live without an organ transplant. He is the nephew of Lisa Vanderpump.
Twenty-four-year-old model Alice shared a quick update on TikTok Tuesday while making orange juice, revealing she’s expecting her first child.
She said Sam was out golfing and she was bored, so she was going to make some fresh orange juice.
I generally avoid watching Made In Chelsea – it makes me feel uncomfortable. However, I did tune in last night because it was a particularly emotional episode focusing on Sam.
‘I couldn’t deal with it, it really made me cry.’
Okay, so she was making orange juice – seriously, the way she handles those oranges is mesmerizing! – and she totally switched gears and said, ‘Ugh, I’m skipping the gym right now, so this is actually a pretty amazing arm workout!’ It was so random, but honestly, even squeezing oranges looks good on her. I could watch her do it all day.
I was so thrilled to hear the news that this couple is expecting! It was a lovely surprise for both of them, especially for Alice, the model. She’s been navigating polycystic ovary syndrome, so becoming pregnant felt extra special and a little unexpected – a beautiful chapter for them both.
Sam was born with two uncommon conditions affecting his liver and kidneys, but they didn’t cause problems until he got the flu in December. Combined with his asthma, the flu put a lot of strain on his organs, and they began to struggle.
Ollie Locke revealed on Monday’s episode of the E4 show that his liver isn’t expected to improve. He explained that he wouldn’t be speaking to the interviewer if he didn’t believe they had a few years left.
‘They’re sending me for liver transplant assessment, so yeah.’
You know, I was chatting with Sam the other day, and he shared a really positive outlook. He told me he’s feeling good now, and he’s actually optimistic about the future, even with surgery on the horizon. He basically said he’s enjoying being healthy until it’s time for the operation, and he fully expects to wake up feeling even better afterwards. It’s a great way to frame things – focusing on the positive steps and the expected outcome. It really highlights his strength and hope!
Sam explained that others are in more urgent need of the transplant because their conditions are more severe, making it difficult to predict when he’ll receive it.
Following the emotional episode, the NHS Organ Donation Instagram account expressed hope that Sam’s story will inspire others to consider organ donation.
As you may have seen on tonight’s episode of Made in Chelsea, cast member Sam Vanderpump needs an organ transplant. We’re sending our support to Sam and his family during this difficult time, and we admire his bravery in sharing this news, hoping it will encourage others.
Unfortunately, the number of people needing a life-saving organ transplant far exceeds the number of available organs, as too few people register as donors.
If you’d like to become an organ donor and potentially save lives after you pass away, please register your decision with the NHS Organ Donor Register and let your family know your wishes so they can support them.
Earlier this year, Sam revealed he came close to death after experiencing liver and kidney failure, which led to a dangerous and life-threatening infection called sepsis.
The celebrity shared that they felt fortunate to be alive after going to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in December with what they thought was the flu. Doctors then discovered the real, and frightening, cause of their illness.
Sam shared that his fiancée, Alice, called for an ambulance when the reality star became confused after being bedridden for days with dehydration and intense back pain.
Doctors warned Sam that if he hadn’t sought medical help within 24 hours, it would have been too late. He discovered his liver and kidneys had failed, and he needed immediate treatment.
As Sam recovered from the initial infection, he developed sepsis, which deeply worried his mother, Simone, and his partner, Alice.
Sam described feeling like his life was in danger. He was incredibly frightened, believing his body couldn’t handle the situation, which was the most terrifying part of the experience.
I’ll never forget when the doctor told me my liver and kidneys were failing. I immediately started crying. Surprisingly, my mum stayed calm – I would have expected her to be devastated, but she didn’t want to frighten me.
Doctors described my liver function as severely abnormal, even frightening. You don’t usually feel your organs, but when they start to fail – and both my liver and kidneys were failing – my body went into crisis. My heart was working much too hard, my pancreas was having trouble, and my spleen wasn’t functioning properly.
I was in so much pain and discomfort, I truly struggled to stay alive. I honestly didn’t believe I would make it out of the hospital.
You don’t expect the flu to become life-threatening, but it almost happened to me. Doctors told my mother I was close to death and wouldn’t have survived if I hadn’t gotten to the hospital when I did. My girlfriend calling the ambulance saved my life.
Sam was taken immediately to the Resuscitation Department and told the doctors were very surprised by his test results, which showed how seriously ill he was.
He explained that a liver function test checks for a protein called CRP (C-reactive protein). Normally, your liver releases CRP into your blood to help your body fight infection.
Normally, your body produces between 0 and 5 milligrams of this substance when you’re healthy. If you have a minor infection, that number usually goes up to around 50 milligrams. A serious infection that requires immediate medical attention typically causes it to reach about 100 milligrams. However, mine was much higher – over 400 milligrams.
I was absolutely shocked when I got my blood test results. My white blood cell count should have been between 8 and 12, but it was over 20! And my liver enzymes were way off too – they said they should be around 40, but mine were a staggering 140. The doctors actually told me I was the sickest person on the entire ward, which really scared me.
It wasn’t just liver and kidney failure which caused Sam to be so unwell.
He also developed sepsis, a dangerous condition that happens when the body’s immune system overreacts to an infection.
Sam said: ‘This all led to sepsis. Luckily, they worked overtime, monitoring me every single hour.
It took nearly two days to start getting the infection under control. Then, for the following week, I had to take two antibiotics and one antifungal medication.
Sam, known from the E4 show Made In Chelsea, became jaundiced due to a health issue, which caused his skin and eyes to turn yellow.
He needed a catheter because he couldn’t urinate, causing a dangerous buildup of fluid in his body.
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