EXCLUSIVE: Evangeline Lilly has cancelled an appearance at the Italian Global Series Festival (IGSF) for health reasons.
The star, who stepped away from acting last year, was awarded a Maximo Excellence Award for her work on Lost last night, but was unable to attend in person. She has in recent weeks been recuperating after a fall.
Instead of attending, she sent a recorded message from Australia, where she has been staying, thanking Lost fans for the award, saying: “Thank you guys so much for this incredible honor. I’m so deeply sad I can’t be there with you right now. Thank you to each and everyone of you who has invested you time, passion, love and theories.”
According to the IGSF website, she had cancelled the awards appearance and a masterclass today due to “heath reasons.” We understand she is still recovering from a head injury sustained in Hawaii in May. Deadline has contacted her reps for further comment.
She had posted an account of the accident, along with pictures of her facial injuries, on her Substack, writing: “I fainted at the beach. And fell face first into a boulder.” Lilly also noted she had experienced “‘absent’ and fainting spells” since she was a child.
She later posted on Instagram to say a concussion she suffered had “taken a downturn” We understand Lilly had hoped to travel up until this past weekend, but will need more time for recuperation and decided against travelling.
Last year, Lilly revealed she was stepping away from acting, at least for the time being. In an Instagram post, she wrote: “Stepping away from what seems like the obvious choice (wealth and fame) can feel scary at times, but stepping into your dharma replaces the fear with fulfillment. I might return to Hollywood one day, but, for now, this is where I belong.”
The Canadian actress famously played Kate Austen in ABC’s drama Lost, which ran from 2004 to 2010. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance and went on to star in the likes of The Hurt Locker, The Hobbit film series and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Hope van Dyne in features such as Ant-Man and the Wasp and its sequel, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
