Overview

• In a new on-the-record interview, the Florence + The Machine singer says an ectopic pregnancy in 2023 ruptured a fallopian tube, caused heavy internal bleeding, and required emergency surgery that removed the tube.
• Welch describes performing a Cornwall festival set while in severe pain and later learning she had “a Coke can’s worth of blood” in her abdomen.
• She links the previously unexplained cancellations of dates including Zurich Open Air and Rock En Seine to the lifesaving operation that followed an early miscarriage.
• Reporting cites health guidance that ectopic pregnancy is uncommon—around 1 in 80–90 pregnancies in the UK—and must be ended because it cannot progress safely.
• Welch says the ordeal reshaped her emotionally and artistically, informing Florence + The Machine’s forthcoming album Everybody Scream, due October 31.