Pointless' Richard Osman has been taken to hospital.
The TV presenter, 54, has shared news that he was admitted into the care of medical professionals while speaking on his podcast The Rest Is Entertainment. Osman revealed that doctors identified kidney stones after his co-host Marina Hyde noticed a "atmosphere of concern".
Richard then said: "I'm alright. I've had quite the week of it. I woke up the other night in pain and I had a kidney stone. If anyone at home has ever had one, it is the single most painful thing that has ever happened to me."
Marina said that she'd also had one and revealed she found it "more painful than childbirth" as Richard continued: "The doctors kept saying 'it's more painful than childbirth'. I can't ... I'm not sure I can buy it."
Osman said that it was an "unbelievably painful process" and issued his thanks "to everyone at the Charing Cross Hospital who were so great".
"I was having like liquid morphine [and] it didn't like touch the sides. It was awful but then I had an op and they took it out, and so I just have the absolute joy of not being in pain."
Richard, who is known for his presenting stint on Pointless and his book series The Thursday Murder Club, joked to his listeners: "Listen, don't get kidney stones!"
He revealed that the doctors gave him some advice for the future: to drink more water. "That I can do. No major lifestyle changes, just drink more water," he concluded.
Osman rose to fame on Pointless alongside his co-host Alexander Armstrong, who recently discussed his pal on Good Morning Britain. Reflecting on his relationship with Osman, Armstrong said: "I have him in spirit, he's an indelible part of the format," referring to Osman's absence on the BBC gameshow.
Richard stepped back from his role back in 2022 and has since gone on to pen a successful thriller book series, The Thursday Murder Club.
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