Jimmy Barnes’ light-hearted surgery update
Jimmy Barnes is back on his feet after a gruelling surgery.
The iconic singer has shared an update with his followers on Instagram, as he grinned and stood in his hospital room with the help of a walker.
As Barnes smiled ear to ear while standing straight, he added the song Walk This Way by RUN DMC, showing he is in good spirits as he continues his recovery.
This is the second update fans have been given in the last 24 hours about Barnes' health after the Aussie rocker's daughter Elly-May Barnes informed that her dad was "out of surgery and awake".
In an adorable Instagram post on her father’s account, Elly-may shared an update with a photo of her dad smiling as well as an X-ray of his hip post-surgery.
“Hey everyone it’s @ellymaybarnes, my dadda is out of surgery and awake,” she wrote.
“The doctors are very happy. Thanks for all the well wishes”
Barnes, 66, was due to perform multiple shows around Australia in 2023 but was forced to cancel the gigs to have surgery on his back and hip to relieve chronic pain.
“I’ve been jumping off PAs and stomping around stages for nearly 50 years, but it’s finally caught up with me,” Barnes said in a statement in November.
“I’ve had niggling back and hip issues for years, but things suddenly got a lot worse over the last few weeks and I’m now in constant and severe pain.”
“As everybody knows, it’s against my religion to blow out gigs but the doctors tell me I need an operation as soon as possible and it will really limit my movement for a few months.
“As much as it kills me to inconvenience everyone, I have to get this fixed so I can jump around onstage for another 50 years.”
Image credits: Instagram