Emma Willis Undergoes Heart Surgery for Defect She Was ‘Blissfully Unaware’ of for 48 Years

The ‘Love Is Blind: UK’ host is recovering after doctors discovered a hole in her heart.
Emma Willis Undergoes Heart Surgery for Defect She Was ‘Blissfully Unaware’ of for 48 Years
Emma Willis in London on July 11, 2024. Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for The National Lottery
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British television personality Emma Willis is on the mend after doctors discovered a hole in her heart, forcing her to undergo surgery to fix the congenital defect.

“A few weeks ago, I had keyhole heart surgery, which feels very strange to write, and even stranger when I say it out loud,” Willis said on Instagram on Wednesday. “Turns out, I’ve been pottering around for 48 years blissfully unaware I had a hole in my heart. Isn’t it bonkers what’s happening in our bodies that we have no idea about?”