X Factor star rushed to hospital after suffering a freak accident while playing football

X Factor star Josh Cuthbert has been left needing an emergency CT scan and stitches after suffering a freak accident while playing football.

The Union J singer was rushed to hospital on Tuesday evening following the nasty accident.

He was left bloodied and battered after being accidentally kicked in the head.

Josh, 30, shared a photo of him waiting in the corridor in A&E as he lay on a stretcher.

The star had a bandage wrapped around his forehead and was dressed in his football kit.

The boyband singer told his followers: “Not the way I wanted to spend my evening. Got studded/kicked in the head playing footie.

"Waiting for a CT scan & then getting it stitched.”

It’s thought that Josh regularly plays football near to his home, which he shares with his wife, model Chloe Lloyd, in London.

Josh first found fame when he auditioned for the ninth series of the ITV talent show as part of three-piece boyband, Union J.

The band were then joined together along with singer George Shelley for the judges houses.

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They went on to finish in fourth place during the live shows and later scored multiple top 10 singles and a top 10 album.

Josh left the band to pursue a career in modelling in 2018.

He then rejoined as they reunited for a gig in London last year.

The four-piece were due to embark on a reunion tour of the UK in the summer but have now announced that the dates have been cancelled.

Jaymi Hensley announced on Twitter last month that he had quit the band, much to the surprise of his fans.

It comes as Josh revealed he was attacked by three thugs on motorbikes who threatened to kill him last year.