CELEBRITY chef Matt Tebbutt was rushed for emergency surgery to remove his appendix - and missed a slap-up lunch.
Saturday Kitchen host Mr Tebbuttt, 48, was rushed to hospital after suffering a painful infection.
He underwent a appendectomy to remove his appendix at the new £350 million Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran.
Top chef Mr Tebbutt, who lives in Monmouthshire, has now thanks the "fantastic" staff who are caring for him.
In a post, he said: "Me, a morphine drip and an emergency appendectomy are keeping me from a much anticipated lunch at @manteca_london ….but everything and everyone here at The Grange hospital in Gwent have been fantastic.
"Couldn’t ask for more from such a brilliant health service. So grateful."
It is the cook's second hospital visit in recent months after he was admitted to Nevill Hall hospital in Abergavenny for treatment for a cat bite.
Mr Tebbutt first appeared on Saturday Kitchen in October 2009 before taking over as host when James Martin left in 2016.
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