- Joey King diagnosed with rare condition while filming
- She said she had to undergo daily hospital appointments
- King revealed that her health later returned to normal
Joey King recently shared that while filming horror flick The Conjuring, she was dealing with an unexpected health issue! King was a guest on The Drew Barrymore Show this week, and she opened up about the scary experience.
King shares she developed "bizarre" blood condition
King appeared on the show to promote her new movie Moonfall, and reflected on how she dealt with unforeseen internal complications back in 2012. She explained that she "developed this bizarre, rare, out-of-nowhere blood disorder" during the shoot for The Conjuring, which she revealed actually caused the red platelets in her body to disappear!
The actress called the situation "so dramatic" because of how sudden and severe it came on. "So I had a high risk of internal bleeding and I was potentially gonna need a blood transfusion," King shared, mentioning that she had two hospital appointments every day. However, what makes the situation even weirder is that she no longer has the condition!
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King said that once she finished filming The Conjuring and arrived home, her blood returned to normal, and she's been fine ever since! The conclusion to her harrowing health story prompted host Barrymore to comment on how "crazy" the whole thing is, and King admitted recalling the incident makes her "shudder" to this day.