Travis Barker shares health crisis that will ‘keep him' from Kourtney Kardashian

23 September 2023 , 03:21

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Travis Barker will need to keep a safe distance from his pregnant wife Kourtney after new health update (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Travis Barker shared a health update with fans that will force him to keep his distance from his pregnant wife Kourtney Kardashian and possibly cancel upcoming Blink-182 shows.

On Friday, the drummer posted a photo of COVID-19 test confirming that he tested positive. Due to his health struggle, the 47-year-old musician will need to keep a safe space between himself and his pregnant wife Khloe as women who catch COVID-19 could experience dangerous complications to their pregnancies, according to the CDC.

The father of three did not give any further explanation about his illness and did not reveal how long he has been experiencing symptoms, if the other band members have been exposed, or if he will need to cancel upcoming gigs on tour in order to quarantine. His band, Blink-182, has also not yet shared an update on their drummer's health or if it will make any changes to their current tour.

Travis Baker caught COVID while on tour with his famous rock band Blink-182 (Variety via Getty Images)

This health update comes as the rocker previously needed to postpone shows on his Blink-182 tour to rush home from the UK due to "urgent family matter" this month. It was later revealed that the needed to tend to his wife Kourtney as she needed to undergo an urgent foetal surgery to save her baby.

After the terrifying health scare, Kourtney took to social media to give her fans an update. She wrote: "I will be forever grateful to my incredible doctors for saving our baby’s life. I am eternally grateful to my husband who rushed to my side from tour to be with me in the hospital and take care of me afterwards, my rock. And to my mom, thank you for holding my hand through this."

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Travis later took to social media himself thanking God and Kourtney's doctors for their hard work to help his wife. The rockstar tweeted: "God is great. I flew home for a life-threatening emergency surgery for our baby that I'm so grateful went well. I want to say thank you for all the support. Tour resumes Friday."

After the family emergency fans were thrilled to see the drummer take the stage once again as he recently returned to his current Blink-182 tour Rock Hard Tour. The next show the rock band is currently set to perform is October 2nd in Lisbon, Portugal.

Caroline Gaspich