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Thandiwe Newtonis recovering from a foot injury in the emergency room.
“Witnessing tender moment between mother and son,” Newton wrote before telling her followers why she was in the hospital.
“In ER ‘cause I got some stupid bit of glass in my foot,” she wrote, adding, “ouch though”
Her visit to the hospital comes hours after sheposted an uplifting messageto her Instagram account.
Sharinga photo ofa succulent plant and a stick of sage, Newton wrote, “A New Day / Ubuntu” — the latter of which translates to “humanity” or “I am because we are” — before signing off with her first name.
She posted a similar snap toher Instagram Story, showing a wider shot with the sage burning next to a graphic board and a tube of Chanel lipstick.
“Road Trip,” Newton wrote, adding once again, “UBUNTU.”
The hospital visit comes after Newtonleftthe third installment of theMagic Mikefranchise, which is currently in production in the United Kingdom.
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“Thandiwe Newton has made the difficult decision to step away from the production of Warner Bros. Pictures’Magic Mike’s Last Danceto deal with family matters,” a Warner Bros. spokesperson told PEOPLE earlier this month.
They added thatSalma Hayek, 55, will replace Newton.
Earlier this week, Newton’s husband Ol Parker wasseen without his wedding ringoutside his London home.
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Magic MikestarChanning Tatumpreviously opened up about what fans can expect in the highly anticipated follow-up to 2015’sMagic Mike XXL, saying he plans to make “the Super Bowl of stripping” withMagic Mike’s Last Dance,which he announcedin November will premiere on HBO Max.
“I want dancing like we’ve never been able to do in the other two movies, because we had to be honest to what the reality of that world is, which isn’t great dancing,” hesaidin February.
“We’re going to go off. I’m so sore right now because I [have been] in [choreographer Alison Faulk’s] garage with aDexter-type situation that you guys will all know about eventually, when the movie’s out,” continued the 41-year-old actor. “You’ll know why it looked likeDexterin her garage.”
The firstMagic Mikepremiered in 2012, loosely based on Tatum’s own experience as an 18-year-old stripper in Tampa, Florida. The movie grossed more than $167 million worldwide.
source: people.com
