Jo’s Painkiller Hell

S Club star Jo O’Meara is attempting to wean herself off addictive painkillers – after suffering terrible pain with an injured back.

The blonde star has been out of action for some months, and has been taking Valium for her condition – which has deteriorated to the point she will never be able to perform the energetic dance moves she has become famed for.

She says, “There’s a disintegrated disc in my spine and it limits me from doing stuff I want to do. I’ve been told I may not be able to work like I used to. The old dance routines are probably going to be a bit much for me.”

Now Jo has turned for professional help in an attempt to come off the painkillers. She adds, “I am having therapy twice a week. I’ve tried to come off the painkillers because I’ve been on loads and I don’t like being on so many but it was unbearable pain. I’m off Valium now but I was on it a long time. I’ve been on so many painkillers.”

O’Meara put on nearly twenty kilograms during her illness leading people to believe she was pregnant, but she says her wait gain is more simple – she’s eating a lot of chocolate.

“People thought I was pregnant. I have gone from seven stone to ten stone but it is because of giant Galaxy bars. There are so many stories in the papers that I’m refusing to perform with the band because of the baby’s health. I’m not pregnant – I’m just fat.”

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Credit: Teenmusic.com

Posted: March 30th, 2003