911 star Lee Brennan is rushed to hospital after SHREDDING his calf muscle during pantomime performance

BOYBAND star Lee Brennan was rushed to hospital after shredding his calf muscle during his lead Panto role in Aladdin.

The 911 star was forced to dial 999 in excruciating pain after feeling his leg rip while performing a dance routine at last night’s production at The Pomegranate Theatre in Chesterfield.

He was tended to at the side of stage before ploughing on in agony until the final curtain call when he was taken to A&E at Chesterfield Royal Hospital to be treated.

A source said: “Lee was giving it his all and felt his leg pop and panicked, thinking he had broken it.

“He hopped to the side of stage, but was unsure just how badly he was injured and somehow managed to finish the show hopping around each scene while the cast worked around him.

“He went straight to A&E after where he was told he had badly torn his calf muscle and would be on crutches for four to six weeks.”

Lee stars alongside Atomic Kitten’s Liz McClarnon as Princess Jasmine in the production.

The brave star has previously battled back from childhood cancer, which he revealed in 2014 had left him infertile due to the chemo.

He said at the time: “I've never spoken about this but obviously chemotherapy affects you.
“Sadly, I can't have children. I only found that out five years ago.”

It's unknown if Lee, 40, will be able to finish the remaining 14 shows, but he is heading to the theatre today in a bid to finish his run as Aladdin.

A source added: “He has done a run of 41 shows already and loved every one of them so is hoping to finish his next 14 – he doesn’t want to let anyone down, even if it means performing the entire thing on crutches.”

Lee rose to fame as the frontman of 90s pop band 911 and was wed to B*witched singer Lindsay Armaou, for five years before they divorced in 2011.

He reunited with his bandmates Jimmy and Spike for ITV2’s reality show The Big Reunion in 2013 alongside Atomic Kitten and 5ive.