A MAFS Australia star has been rushed to hospital after suddenly being unable to walk in a terrifying ordeal.
Vanessa Romito skyrocketed to fame after appearing on series seven of the E4 dating show.

MAFS Australia star Vanessa Romito was rushed to hospital after suddenly being unable to walk in a terrifying ordealCredit: TikTok/@vanessaromito13

Vanessa appeared on season 7 of MAFS Australia but made an unexpected exit with her onscreen husbandCredit: Nine

Vanessa and Chris Nicholls split as soon as they left the show with both of them later confessing they were dealing with mental health issuesCredit: Channel 4
The 37-year-old was married to Chris Nicholls on the show before the pair unexpectedly exited the experiment.
They split as soon as they left MAFS Australia with both of them battling mental health issues.
But now, Vanessa has been rushed to hospital and in a clip she shared to social media she told fans she was at work when her leg suddenly stopped working.
She said: “I was at work yesterday and something wasn’t right with my leg. Couldn’t stand on it. So I’m hot and cold, couldn’t lift the b*****d you know all that stuff.”
MAFS Australia bride storms off after tense exchange with husband
Vanessa explained she took herself off to the hospital on Friday March 13 and waited for four hours in a wheelchair.
The reality TV star added: “I got kept here overnight, they’re keeping me again today, they will not send me home. I just got put into my own little room.

The telly star has also been diagnosed with sciatica, and bursitis – when the fluid filled sacks that protect bones, tendons and muscles near joints become inflamedCredit: TikTok/@vanessaromito13
“I’ve been in and out of sleep from all the pain meds that I’ve been on. All I know so far is I obviously still have a bulging disk in my neck but we’re getting another MRI later on today.
“I have two new bulging disks. That’s my lower back. It was ever so slightly indenting on my nerves, hence why my leg is going numb.”
The former MAFS bride admitted that doctors won’t let her go home due to the weakness on the right side of her body.
Giving an update on her condition today Vanessa told fans she was finally able to go home after getting a steroid injection in her hip.
Vanessa has been diagnosed with an array of other health issues including sciatica, and bursitis – when the fluid filled sacks that protect bones, tendons and muscles near joints become inflamed.
After their series of MAFS ended, Vanessa blamed Chris for her deteriorating mental health and told producers he gaslighted and manipulated her, Chris told WHO Online.
Chris claimed producers told her: “We can’t paint a picture of a guy that hasn’t done anything wrong.”
Meanwhile Chris was also struggling, he said: “I was broken. I had lost 9kg and was smoking my heart out. I was in such a bad place.
“Vanessa did the best thing possible by finally ending it. I needed to go home. If I was there any longer, I don’t know what I could’ve been capable of doing to myself.”

The reality TV star gave fans an update today and revealed she’s able to go home after having a steroid injection in her hipCredit: TikTok/@vanessaromito13
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