Made in Chelsea star Sam Vanderpump issues update after being diagnosed with ‘end stage liver disease’

Sam Vanderpump has provided an update on his health and his wait for a transplant after being diagnosed with 'end-stage liver disease' last year.

The Made in Chelsea star last year announced on an episode of the show that he'd been diagnosed and there was 'no hope of my liver getting better'.

The 29-year-old had told co-star Ollie Locke that his doctor had told him 'I wouldn’t be having this call with you if I thought you could make it through the next four or five years'.

He went in for an assessment on his liver with a view to getting a transplant, and today (7 October) he appeared on Good Morning Britain to provide an update where he said he was still waiting for one.

He'd hoped that his brother would be a suitable match for donation but it turned out not to be the case, and while a number of his fans have been in touch to offer part of their own liver he's said it involves a lot more than just messaging him with the offer.

Vanderpump said there 'have been lots and lots of messages online' from fans of the reality TV star volunteering to donate part of their own liver and get him the transplant he needs.

However, the Made in Chelsea star explained it doesn't quite work like that as there was a 'certain procedure' involved with organ donation and transplants which is not up to the man himself to sort out.

He said: "So if someone were interested in being a live donor for me they would have to contact the hospital, King's College Hospital, and go through that route themselves."

Right now he's still stuck in limbo waiting for a transplant, explaining to the hosts that when he was first told he'd need one they said 'maybe in the next two years' he could get one, but that was a year ago.

"Luckily my health hasn't deteriorated, but that is the fear" he said.

If his health does deteriorate as he worries will happen it would move him up the transplant list.

He said it left him feeling 'caught between a rock and a hard place' where he wants to get further up the transplant waiting list but doesn't want the drop in health that would lead to it.

He hoped more people would register their decision to become organ donors so there wouldn't be thousands of people on a waiting list while they worried about their health.

The NHS says end-stage liver disease (ESLD) occurs when the organ is damaged beyond repair and can no longer function properly, often due to chronic liver disease or acute liver failure.

Symptoms of ESLD can include fatigue, jaundice, abdominal pain and swollen legs.