A Sydney fitness influencer has shared a health update after being rushed to hospital for brain surgery last month.

Barry’s instructor Alicia Beveridge took to Instagram on Sunday to reveal she has been ‘relearning how to speak and struggling with her vision’ after having emergency surgery.

The popular trainer, known on social media as Sweat with Leash, wrote: ‘It’s been the hardest few weeks of my life. Nearly two weeks in the hospital. Brain Surgery. A rare condition I never saw coming.

‘Relearning how to speak some moments, struggling with vision and coming to terms with what recovery is going to look like over the next few months.’

Alicia said ‘it’s easy to take the basics for granted’ but reminded fans that nothing in life is guaranteed.

‘This experience has changed me already. Not just physically but emotionally and mentally,’ she continued.

Sydney fitness influencer Alicia Beveridge has shared a health update after being rushed to hospital for brain surgery last month

‘Its forced me to slow down, to lean on people and to find strength in moments that felt impossible. I’m still in the thick of it. The road ahead is long. But I’m here, I’m grateful.

‘To anyone reading this, if your body is working, if you’re able to move, speak, think and live your daily life, don’t take that lightly. Nothing is promised.’

She then thanked her followers and friends for their support.

‘Thank you to everyone who’s been checking in, supporting me and holding space for this new chapter. I’m just showing up,’ she wrote.

Alicia told fans she had been admitted to Royal North Shore Hospital last month, where doctors advised immediate surgery.

‘It’s a little too tough on my eyes to film otherwise I would turn up a bit more real and vulnerable,’ she wrote on her Instagram Story.

‘I’m going in for brain surgery this morning and have been in hospital for the past few days. I don’t have all the answers yet, but will explain and show up when I can. Royal North Shore hospital team are incredible.’

The news has left her thousands of followers stunned, many sending messages of love and support as she prepared to undergo surgery.

Barry’s instructor Alicia took to Instagram on Sunday to reveal she has been ‘relearning how to speak and struggling with her vision’ after having emergency surgery

The popular trainer wrote: ‘ It’s been the hardest few weeks of my life. Nearly two weeks in the hospital. Brain Surgery. A rare condition I never saw coming’

As previously revealed by The Daily Mail, Alicia was initially cast for the 2026 season of Channel Nine’s ratings juggernaut, with filming scheduled to begin just days later.

‘She was gushing to clients that she was about to walk down the aisle and word even got back to the press,’ one source revealed.

‘She was so excited for the show, but forgot she had signed an NDA. Producers didn’t take kindly to that and decided to cut her and re-cast her at the last minute.’

The shock axing left the Sydney trainer devastated at the time, but she quickly returned to the fitness scene, where she has since built a cult following.

Alicia is well-known in Sydney’s workout circuit as one of Barry’s Red Room instructors, famed for her high-energy routines and no-nonsense motivation.

Her Barry’s bio reads: ‘From days styling for fashion magazines to years kicking ass in fitness studios, Barry’s is the pinnacle of my sweat career.

In my classes, you can expect high energy, epic tunes and serious party vibes, because there’s nothing I get off on more than being your personal hype girl and butt-kicker.’

She adds: ‘I’ll be your fitness cupid, helping you fall in love with fitness; you’ll lift heavier and run faster than you thought possible.

‘I want my clients to leave the Red Room on a serious endorphin high, like they are leaving a memorable night out with friends – with the added bonus of being a fitter, sexier version of themselves.’