Gogglebox fans wish Shaun Malone well after brain surgery

Shaun Malone, known for reacting to TV programmes and films on the popular Channel 4 show, shared a snap of his head with staples in it, telling fans he was in hospital after surgery.

Sharing the photo of the aftermath, he said being in hospital during a heatwave was “terrible” and shared that he planned to be going home today (June 26).

“Heatwave Is a terrible time to be stuck in hospital until Friday, brain surgery is deffo not the highlight of my year”, the caption read, according to The Sun.

Malone appears on the TV show with other members of the Malone family – his mum Julie and dad Tom, plus their dogs.

Despite the heatwave not being ideal for Shaun, he has been keeping up with the World Cup in his hospital ward.

Fans share well-wishes for Gogglebox star Shaun Malone after brain surgery

On Reddit, one Gogglebox fan shared Shaun’s news, and it was followed up with well-wishes from those who watch the programme.

One person said: “Here’s to a speedy recovery Shaun Malone👍🏽”.

Another commented: “I think I remember mum and dad talking about brain operations as a kid?

“What a horrible cloud over them all.

“They seem so lovely. I hope he’s better soon.”

This person shared: “Speedy recovery Shaun”.

Another fan said: “Get well soon, Shaun!”

Was Shaun Malone unwell as a child?

Shaun Malone suffered brain damage and was told he “had a less than 10% chance of living” after being diagnosed with sinusitis in 2010, The Sun reports.

When appearing on the Coaching From The Sofa podcast, he talked about his health.

Shaun explained: “In 2010, I got sinusitis and, in some way, the infection found its way back to my brain.

“My brain started swelling and my skull started crushing it, so my mum took me to A&E saying, ‘look he’s poorly!’ and they said it was sinusitis.

“And then I collapsed one day at home and I ended up going into a coma and they said to my mum and dad that I had a less than 10% chance of living.

“I was in a coma for a few weeks – and they said to my mum and dad, ‘Shaun’s got brain damage, we don’t know what the brain damage is or how it’ll affect him or if it’s going to be really bad’.

“And when I woke up my brain damage affected me in some ways, like my memory but mostly the way it affected me was with my left side.

“I essentially had a stroke, I couldn’t move my left arm, my left leg, even the left side of my face.”

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He spent six months in hospital following the ordeal, and his progress appeared on ITV’s Children’s Hospital.

After the six-hour surgery, which removed a piece of bone from his skull due to the swelling, he needed to learn how to walk again.

Back in 2010, when he fell ill, he was playing in the West End, starring as Billy Elliot’s best friend Michael.

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