{"id":43763,"date":"2026-01-26T08:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=43763"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:45:55","slug":"briar-blush-was-hospitalised-with-sepsis-after-shocking-on-air-drag-race-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/26\/briar-blush-was-hospitalised-with-sepsis-after-shocking-on-air-drag-race-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Briar Blush was hospitalised with sepsis after shocking on-air Drag Race collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Briar Blush shockingly collapsed on-air during RuPaul’s Drag Race following some scathing criticism from Law Roach, and it turns out it was a lot more serious than what we saw.<\/p>\n

During an interview with Entertainment Weekly<\/a>, Briar Blush revealed that she had undiagnosed pneumonia whilst filming which led to her collapse, and she was then hospitalised for sepsis.<\/p>\n

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Via MTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She explained: ”\u00a0Following the show, I went to the doctor. I was diagnosed with pneumonia. I was told I had walking pneumonia for weeks, which later turned into sepsis.<\/p>\n

“The pneumonia happened during the show, sepsis happened after the show. I got very sick after filming. Athena told me I looked worse, so I went back to the doctor and ended up having sepsis.”<\/p>\n

Briar claimed she was treated for the “wrong kind of pneumonia” with her health suddenly becoming “more dire” and leading to her being “in hospital with sepsis.”<\/p>\n

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Via MTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She was in hospital for two to three days, and Briar Blush revealed that her Drag Race collapse actually resulted in her left lung being badly damaged.<\/p>\n

She explained: ” When you\u2019re sick that long, it can cause lasting damage to the lungs. My lung may or may not ever be the same as it was, but I\u2019m in a much better place with my health.”<\/p>\n

For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i>Reality Shrine<\/a><\/i>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i>Facebook<\/a><\/i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

She now has permanent damage to one of her organs <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734183,"featured_media":43764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1358],"tags":[1429],"class_list":["post-43763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-rupaul-s-drag-race"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/26\/briar-blush-was-hospitalised-with-sepsis-after-shocking-on-air-drag-race-collapse\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Briar Blush was hospitalised with sepsis after shocking on-air Drag Race collapse","url":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/26\/briar-blush-was-hospitalised-with-sepsis-after-shocking-on-air-drag-race-collapse\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/26\/briar-blush-was-hospitalised-with-sepsis-after-shocking-on-air-drag-race-collapse\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-01-26T083328.474-150x150.png","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-01-26T083328.474.png"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ellie Ring"}],"creator":["Ellie Ring"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Reality Shrine","logo":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png"},"keywords":["rupaul's drag race"],"dateCreated":"2026-01-26T08:59:27Z","datePublished":"2026-01-26T08:59:27Z","dateModified":"2026-01-26T09:45:55Z"},"rendered":"