Bijou Phillips is back in hospital and urgently in need of a second kidney transplant after her previous donor organ failed.
A representative for Phillips confirmed she is currently receiving care at UCLA Health, where she has returned to dialysis while waiting for a living donor match.
The actress received a kidney transplant in 2017, with the organ donated by a friend. However, that transplant has now failed. According to her representative, she experienced several complications following the surgery, including the BK virus, which contributed to both cellular and antibody rejection of the kidney, Phillips is said to be in stable condition, but her team emphasised that “time is of the essence” as she awaits another transplant.