Florence Welch discusses her life-saving surgery, new music, and Taylor Swift with The Guardian [Gallery]

In a new article published by the Guardian’s Saturday Magazine, Florence Welch has revealed more details about what led to the cancellation of some of her final Dance Fever Tour dates.

In the vulnerable and exposing interview, Florence Welch tells Rebecca Nicholson about the moments during which she experienced a miscarriage, and later realised this was in fact an ectopic pregnancy which has ruptured. The rupture occurred moments prior to her appearance at Boardmasters Festival (Cornwall) in 2023, but Florence - determined that she was fine - continued to perform. It wasn’t until her doctor strongly recommended getting a scan that she decided she do so. She subsequently underwent surgery which involved the removal of one of her fallopian tubes.

Florence Welch also revealed two new songs from her new album ‘Everybody Scream’, much of which centres around her brush with mortality (Music By Men and Sympathy Magic). She also discusses how Taylor Swift inspired her to take her career to further heights.

The full interview can be found here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/27/florence-welch-sexism-screaming-lost-pregnancy-nearly-killed-her

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