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Will Bret Michaels Return for "Celebrity Apprentice" Finale?

FILE - In this April 9, 2008 file photo, Poison lead singer Bret Michaels poses for a portrait in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles.
Bret Michaels on April 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas, file) AP Photo/Gus Ruelas, file

NEW YORK (CBS) A majority of TV viewers expect rocker Bret Michaels to win Sunday's "Celebrity Apprentice" season finale.

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But Michaels' fans and TV viewers are less certain about whether the Poison frontman will be healthy enough to turn up in the boardroom for the finale.

After being released from intensive care with a brain hemorrhage on May 4, Michaels was planning on attending Sunday's finale and had even scheduled a concert later this month in Biloxi, Miss.

However, his plans are up in the air after the 47-year-old rocker was re-hospitalized with what doctors called a "warning stroke" on Thursday. Doctors also diagnosed him with patent forum ovale, or hole in the heart.

He was released from the hospital Friday.

Michaels' has been a fan favorite on the show, which was taped months ago, except for the finale. Coming in as the underdog, he consistently pulled through week-after-week in the challenges and avoided elimination in the boardroom.

"We're cautiously optimistic that he will attend the finale," his rep told us earlier today and said he would know more Saturday.

If he's healthy enough to return, we'll get to see a bandanna-wearing Michaels go head-to-head with actress Holly Robinson Peete. The two remaining celebs will submit their final tasks to Donald Trump, who asked them to create a new Snapple tea flavor and a detailed advertising campaign for it.

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