Backstage Buzz At American Idol: Which Contestant Is Going Under The Knife?

It’s usually not a big surprise when celebrities go under the knife to enhance their look or try to retain their youth. While it’s often unnecessary, some celebs just can’t say no. For the contestants of American Idol, fame and living in the spotlight is brand new and any sort of surgery shouldn’t even be an idea in their heads. However, for Idol heartthrob, Phillip Phillips, surgery is necessary to keep his career going, but it’s not what you think.

All season, it’s been a known fact that Phillip suffers from liver problems causing him to be tired, uncomfortable and sometimes unable to meet the demands of the hectic Idol schedule. It’s disheartening to see, but when we caught up with him after Wednesday night’s performance show, he spilled that as soon as season 11 ends, he’ll be going under the knife in hopes of getting him back to feeling 100%.

“It’s probably going to go down,” he said. “It’s a pretty good-size surgery, a lot of time down, but you gotta do what you gotta do. So we’ll see. I should be [back in time for the tour].”

Sounds serious, but we’d rather see Phillip back on his feet than suffering through songs!

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