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Kate Beckinsale posts cryptic photo after rushing to hospital in Golden Globes dress

Kate Beckinsale has shared a concerning post shortly after being pictured in a hospital room, still wearing her Golden Globes gown.

Kate Beckinsale shared a cryptic post following the Golden Globes. Picture: Michael Tran/AFP; Instagram
Kate Beckinsale shared a cryptic post following the Golden Globes. Picture: Michael Tran/AFP; Instagram

Kate Beckinsale shared a cryptic black square on Instagram not long after she revealed she rushed to the hospital from the 2024 Golden Globes.

The Serendipity star had posted a photo of herself, still dressed in her awards show gown, eating while surrounding a patient’s bed, reports Page Six.

Beckinsale raced to the hospital, still wearing her Golden Globes gown. Picture: Instagram
Beckinsale raced to the hospital, still wearing her Golden Globes gown. Picture: Instagram
She appeared to have gathered there with other loved ones. Picture: Instagram
She appeared to have gathered there with other loved ones. Picture: Instagram

Although it is unconfirmed, the patient appears to be her stepfather, Roy Battersby, whom she said was in poor health.

Hours later, she shared her blank image, prompting fans to assume that Battersby, 87, had died.

A short time later, Beckinsale posted a black square on Instagram. Picture: Instagram
A short time later, Beckinsale posted a black square on Instagram. Picture: Instagram

Beckinsale’s rep didn’t immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.

Followers flooded Beckinsale’s Instagram with words of mourning and prayer.

“I’m so, so sorry. Roy was such a beautiful soul who I had the absolute pleasure of meeting and chatting with. It truly was a privilege to meet such a great man. Sending all my love to you all, ️” commented one fan.

“My sincerest condolences to you and your family, Kate. My heart breaks for you at this time,” commented another. “There truly are no words that can take the pain away.”

She hit the red carpet for the glitzy awards show on Monday, just hours before her hospita dash. Picture: Michael Tran/AFP
She hit the red carpet for the glitzy awards show on Monday, just hours before her hospita dash. Picture: Michael Tran/AFP
Her mother, Judy Lowe, married Roy Battersby in 1997. Picture: Instagram
Her mother, Judy Lowe, married Roy Battersby in 1997. Picture: Instagram

Last month, the Underworld actress, 50, asked fans for prayers to support the British TV director as his health had been declining.

“We need a miracle,” she wrote on social media. “This week has taken an even scarier turn involving the health of my beloved stepdad, Roy, and we need every tiny scrap of love and magic in the hope he pulls through.”

She added that if people “would be kind enough to send healing energy his way, I’d be so grateful. I’d never forgive myself if I didn’t try every single thing and then would wonder for the rest of my life if that would have helped.”

Battersby married Beckinsale’s mother, Judy Lowe, on her 50th birthday in 1997. The actress’ father, Richard Beckinsale, died in March 1979 from a heart attack.

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission.

Originally published as Kate Beckinsale posts cryptic photo after rushing to hospital in Golden Globes dress

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