Phil Collins opens up about ongoing health issues and reveals he's under '24-hour' care now
Phil Collins has given an update on his health, revealing that he is now under 24-hour care.
Ahead of his 75th birthday, the Genesis musician appeared on the BBC Era's podcast and opened up about the health challenges he has faced in recent years.
"It's an ongoing thing," he told host Zoe Ball.
Phil Collins has given a candid update on his ongoing health struggles in a new interview with the BBC. Getty
"I have a 24-hour live-in nurse to make sure I take my medication as I should do. I've had challenges with my knee. I had everything that could go wrong with me, did go wrong with me."
"I got COVID in hospital. My kidneys started to back up. Everything seemed to converge at the same time," he continued.
Collins explained he'd undergone five knee surgeries and now only one of them works.
The In The Air Tonight artist confirmed that although he can walk, he does need the aid of crutches or some assistance.
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Sharing more details about what happened with his kidneys, Collins admitted that "drinking too much" was behind why they had become so "messed up".
The Grammy winner has quit drinking alcohol and recently celebrated two years of sobriety.
"I enjoyed coming off tour. Coming off the road, I thought, right, I'm gonna do all those things that I couldn't do," he explained.
"I guess I had too much of it. I was never drunk, although I fell over a couple of times. But it is just one of those things that happened and it all caught up with me, and I spent months in hospital."
Collins admitted the last few years have been "difficult, interesting and frustrating" but said things are going OK now.
The famed hitmaker revealed that he is now two years sober. Getty
Last July rumours started to swirl that the Against All Odds hitmaker was in hospice care.
A representative for Collins confirmed that he was in hospital and revealed the real reason behind it.
His reps told TMZ that he is not in hospice care, instead he was in hospital for knee surgery and is nowhere near death.
In early 2025 the Genesis frontman admitted that his health has had a big impact on losing his passion for music, during an interview with MOJO magazine.
"I keep thinking I should go downstairs to the studio and see what happens. But I'm not hungry for it anymore," he told the outlet, before he paused and added, "The thing is, I've been sick, I mean, very sick…"
The outlet did not share any more information about his condition.
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