Rod Stewart's health woes from hidden condition to admission his 'days are numbered'
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Singer Rod Stewart has been open about his heath and told fans his "days were numbered" before his 80th birthday. The music icon is celebrating the huge milestone with his family ahead of another momentous year as he headlines Glastonbury's legends slot. He is showing no sign of slowing down and recently declared: "I have no desire to retire." Wife Penny Lancaster will be taking on birthday planning, with celebrations set to last "several weeks".
Rod and Penny are believed to have spent Christmas at their home in Palm Beach, Florida, before sailing to the Caribbean in time for the big day. The rocker's eight children are likely to join in and he is affectionately called the 'Rodfather' by his three grandchildren; Delilah, 13, and Otis and Louie, who are both 19 months. Ahead of the milestone, Rod laid clear his heath woes...
Last year, Rod was forced to cancel three shows in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Lincoln in California after contracting strep throat and testing positive for Covid within a matter of days. The rockstar told fans his "days were numbered" while he took some time to recover.
Rod revealed he had suffered a significant health setback only hours before the landmark 200th show in Las Vegas. He said: "Most people can work with strep throat but obviously not me. I'm absolutely gutted. I've been looking forward to this concert for so long. My deepest regrets for any inconvenience this has caused. Thankfully we'll now be returning in 2025 and I hope to see you all there.".
Amid concern for his health, Rod wanted to clarify his comment. He had panicked fans with his frank confession, but assured that he has been "misunderstood". He told The Sun: "When I said ‘My days are numbered,’ it was purely in jest. Aren’t everybody’s days numbered? I am in embarrassingly wonderful health and enjoying life to the full. I am not dying as far as I know.”.
