“I wore pants so tight”- Suki Waterhouse opens up about being hospitalized due to hernia

Suki Waterhouse is opening up about a health scare that, strangely enough, started with a pair of leather pants. After months of staying quiet on social media, the singer and actress finally let fans in on what’s been going on, and it turns out she ended up in the hospital with a hernia caused by wearing pants that were way too tight.

The incident happened during her Memoir of a Sparklemuffin tour late last year, when she hit the stage in a pair of ultra-snug green trousers. Now, six months later, she’s sharing photos from her hospital stay and reflecting on what went down. One shot shows her in a hospital gown, vape in hand, while the other throws back to the tour look that caused the issue.

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— Suki Waterhouse (@sukiwaterhouse) July 14, 2025

Waterhouse, who recently became a mom with fiancé Robert Pattinson, told the story with her usual dry wit, but behind the humor was a very real reason to take a break.

Suki Waterhouse opens up about herniation hospitalisation

It all started roughly six months ago, when Waterhouse slipped into a pair of glossy, tight green leather pants for her Sparklemuffin tour. These were no ordinary stage trousers; they were rock-star-level snug. As she later confessed on X:

“’suki you never tweet anymore’ … I wore pants so tight 6 months ago it caused a hernia & I’ve been too scared to tell you.”

So what exactly happened? The singer-actress suffered what doctors call an inguinal hernia—when abdominal tissue pushes through a muscle wall weakness—usually causing discomfort during coughing, bending or lifting. The culprit? Those unforgiving pants.

The evidence was right there in her post: two images. The first: a selfie from her hospital bed, complete with a cannula, hospital gown, earbuds, and yes—a vape perched on her chest. The second: a flashback from tour life, posing beneath a disco ball in her tight signature trousers. The juxtaposition was perfect: glamorous rock star onstage and vulnerable and hospital-bound offstage.

Fans reacted immediately, blending sympathy with a good dose of humor. One quipped,

“on stage in leather trousers then attached to a drip in hospital later like a true 70s rockstar”.

Another joked,

“Legit wonder why tight clothes haven't killed more people.”

A few raised concerns about her vaping in a hospital setting, something she acknowledged herself, replying “so true” when a fan called it “diabolical.” Even amidst a medical scare, Waterhouse maintained her trademark sincerity and candid humor.

Adding context: the incident occurred amidst a roller-coaster personal year. Following the birth of her daughter with Pattinson in March 2024, Waterhouse toured from September to December 2024 across North America, even opening for Taylor Swift in London. She wrapped up with shows at the Roxy in Los Angeles last March.

Now, she’s on the mend and looking ahead; she’s slated to perform in Aspen this August. But her tale remains a “wear‑what‑you‑can‑live‑with” reminder: yes, fashion pain can literally translate into medical pain. And yes, tight pants will now forever be cringe-worthy in her wardrobe.

In the end Suki Waterhouse has turned a painful hospital stay into a fashion-forward PSA with laughs and honesty in equal measure. Her unexpected hospitalization shines a light on the surprisingly real risk of tight pants and the importance of giving your body room to breathe. Here’s hoping she’s back to mothering and music-tour life, with looser-bottomed ensembles and plenty of space for comfort.