AJ McLean’s estranged wife Rochelle DeAnna McLean is sharing a warning with followers after unexpectedly being hospitalized.
Posting via her Instagram account on Friday, January 23, Rochelle, 44, shared a selfie from her hospital bed as she detailed a scary health experience she endured this week.
“It’s been one hell of [a] week over here!” she captioned the post. “I came to the ER Tuesday morning with an extremely bloated belly and pain on my right side of my abdomen. Thinking it was my appendix, I came to the emergency room to be sure. I ended up showing cecal volvulus in my ct scan. A twisted pinched colon.”
She continued, “I basically went straight into surgery after that to have the compromised part of my colon removed and the healthy sections sewn back together again. Truly something I’d
never even heard of happening.”
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After the confronting experience, Rochelle urged her followers to trust their instincts when it comes to their own health.
“All I can say is listen to your body when something doesn’t feel right. Had this gone on longer and untreated, the outcome could have been very different,” she wrote. “Hoping I get to go home this evening! Take care of yourselves out there 🤍 And also… A big thank you to the surgeons, drs and nurses who have taken such great care of me this week! My hero’s 🤩🤍✨”
Rochelle’s followers rushed to her comments section to send their well wishes.
“Oh man! I’m glad you are ok, how scary. Prayers for a healthy recovery love. 🙏🏽” wrote one, while another added, “Wow. I am so happy you listened to your body! Sending lots of love, positive thoughts and healing prayers 🥰”
In November 2025, AJ exclusively spoke to Us Weekly about the status of their relationship after separating in March 2023. (The pair were together for 11 years and share two daughters, Ava, who now goes by Elliott, born in 2012, and Lyric, born in 2017.)
The Backstreet Boys singer, 48, told Us that he and Rochelle are in a better place nearly three years after announcing their separation.
“We’re not fully back together, but we are, hands-down, the best we’ve ever been,” he said at the time. “There is such a love between the two of us, and we’ve been through f***ing hell and back. I have put this woman through the damn wringer, and the fact that she’s still here, either she’s crazy or she loves me or a little bit of both.”
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At the time of their split, the estranged couple said via a statement to Us that they hoped they break up would be temporary.
“Marriage is hard, but worth it. We have mutually decided to separate temporarily to work on ourselves, and on our marriage with the hope of building a stronger future,” the statement read.
“The plan is to come back together and continue to nurture our love for one another, and our family.“
They continued: “We ask for respect and privacy at this time. Separation is hard enough without the commentary, please be kind and remember there are children involved.”
