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Jessie J’s injury leaves her with arthritis

Jesse J: suffering from arthiritis after fall in bath
Jesse J: suffering from arthiritis after fall in bath

British singer Jesse J has admitted that her recent ankle injury means that she’ll be suffering from arthritis for the rest of her life.

"I will always suffer from arthritis in my ankle. It really hurts," she told The Mirror. "It will be something I have to live with forever.

"So I will never make that full recovery. I won't be able to wear heels again. But I'll have some bad-boy Sketchers blinged up for me.

"At least I'm alive, and I can sing. I can't wait to get back on stage. My foot was seriously hairy. It had thick black hairs on it. It was gross.

"So I've sorted myself out and got a pedicure. I've lost so much weight. My left leg has lost all its muscle. I don't like it. Things got so bad my mum had to move in with me.

"I fell out of the bath, I couldn't stand, cook, get up by myself. At first they gave me loads of painkillers at the hospital, but I didn't take them after that. I didn't want to become addicted. What sort of role model would I be if I became addicted?"

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