Bucks Fizz star Jay Aston’s daughter hospitalised with ‘absolutely devastating’ meningitis | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

Jay Aston has detailed her daughter Josie’s battle against meningitis after she was rushed to hospital last month. The 60-year-old singer described the “cruel” way Josie was struck down with the bacterial disease.

Meningitis is an infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.

Its symptoms include being sick, a headache and a stiff neck, as well as, sometimes, a rash.

Jay’s 18-year-old daughter was taken to intensive care and put in an induced coma last month with the terrifying disease.

By the time she had arrived at hospital, her organs had begun to fail.

“I just couldn’t imagine being without her.”

Jay rose to fame when her British pop group, Bucks Fizz, won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.

The band became popular thanks to their entry in the song contest with the hit Making Your Mind Up.

It was formed by four vocalists: Bobby G, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston.