Max George: The Wanted star back in hospital with complications after heart surgery as he updates fans on condition

The Wanted singer, 37, shared an update on Instagram on Friday, telling fans he had returned for another scan. George had a pacemaker fitted in December 2024 after his mother, Babs, noticed he had “turned blue” and urged him to go to A&E.

He later underwent a second procedure to correct a misplaced wire and has regularly kept followers informed about his recovery.

In a clip posted to his Instagram Stories, George was seen waiting outside an X-ray department. He posted a video with a caption that read: “Another scan.”

In a follow-up clip filmed while walking through the hospital corridors, he added: “So I’m just at the hospital, in the building where I had all my heart surgeries done. I can’t say it’s good to be back, because it’s not.

“I’ve just had a scan done on my chest because I’ve had a bit of an issue with one of my lungs, apparently. Should be fine. It’s just a precaution.

“But yeah, back in my old second home.”

He ended the update with a thumbs-up and wished his followers a good weekend.

The news comes after George’s girlfriend, Maisie Smith, said their relationship has grown stronger following his health scare. Speaking in a recent interview, the former EastEnders actress, 24, said that around this time last year “no one knew what was going to happen” as George underwent life-saving surgery.

Nearly a year on, she said their bond is closer than ever and that she fell in love with him all over again.

The couple recently starred together as husband and wife in Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, which toured in March.