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Made in Chelsea’ Star Sam Vanderpump Reveals End-Stage Liver Disease, Starts Transplant Evaluation

Doctors say the 28-year-old may have only a few years without a new liver, spurring NHS Organ Donation to highlight the national shortage.

Overview

  • Vanderpump disclosed on the Oct. 27 episode that his liver will not recover on its own and he has been referred for a transplant assessment.
  • He said physicians warned he might not make it four to five years without surgery, though he is currently stable and trying to stay healthy.
  • Coverage notes he was born with congenital hepatic fibrosis and polycystic kidney disease, which were triggered by an infection that led to sepsis last December.
  • NHS Organ Donation posted support after the episode and urged people to register as donors, citing thousands waiting for life-saving organs.
  • The reality star is engaged to model Alice Yaxley and the couple are expecting their first child, as he acknowledges uncertainty over his place on the waiting list.