The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan shares health update with fans in video as he confirms serious condition
Shane MacGowan has shared a health update with fans, after coming home from the hospital in time for Christmas.
The 65-year-old Pogues frontman took to Twitter on New Year’s Eve to share his well wishes and reveal he was suffering from a serious condition.
It comes after Shane returned home earlier this month after spending time in the hospital fighting an infection, reported to be shingles and encephalitis.
Update: Shane MacGowan has shared a health update with fans, after coming home from the hospital in time for Christmas
Happy New Year! The Pogues frontman, 65, took to his Twitter account on New Year’s Eve to share his well wishes.
It comes after Shane wished his followers the best over the festive period on Christmas Day.
He shared a short snippet of himself waving at the camera and saying, “Merry Christmas everyone.”
Along with the video, he wrote on Twitter: “Merry Christmas everyone and thank you for all your messages and prayers.”
Fans were concerned when he was rushed to hospital, but his wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, confirmed on December 15 that he was back home.
Writing to her followers on Twitter, Irish journalist Victoria, 56, wrote: ‘Shane is home and we are going to watch the football ⚽️!
‘Thank you to everyone who has been sending messages and blessings to everyone who has a loved one in the hospital and who is in the hospital and blessings to the doctors and nurses! @ShaneMacGowan.’
Shane was bundled up in the image shared with her 29,000 followers, wearing a fluffy hat, sunglasses and covered with a blanket.
Shane, who has used a wheelchair since breaking his pelvis in 2015, has been in and out of the hospital in recent years.
Fans wished the singer, whose hits include Fairytale of New York, a speedy recovery and hoped he would be home for Christmas.
The singer’s homecoming means he will be able to enjoy his 65th birthday, which is on Christmas Day.
Victoria previously updated her fans with a photo of the musician smiling from his hospital bed.
Alongside the snap, he wrote: ‘Fingers crossed @ShaneMacGowan will be home tomorrow! @PoguesOfficial.
Victoria gave fans an update on her husband’s health earlier this month, tweeting that “the doctors are confident he will be fine.”
“Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has been sending well wishes to @ShaneMacGowan, he is being treated for an infection and the doctors are confident he will be fine.”
“I am incredibly grateful to them and all of you,” Victoria wrote.
Victoria shared a photo of the musician smiling as he revealed that he had been admitted to the hospital.
Festive: He shared a short snippet of himself waving at the camera and saying, ‘Merry Christmas everyone’
She tweeted: ‘Please send prayers and healing vibes to Shane MacGowan in hospital again and hoping to be out ASAP! Thank you.’
One fan wrote below his update: “Not Christmas, man is the sound of Christmas… I hope he recovers quickly and without too much hassle.”
Victoria told the irish mirror that Shane finds it ‘frustrating’ and wants out after being admitted.
Health: The Pogues frontman was rushed to hospital earlier this month where he was being ‘treated for an infection’ (pictured with wife Victoria)
She said: ‘I definitely hope it comes out this week. He’s a little frustrated, I think. She finds it very frustrating…she wants to go out herself.
The couple have been together for over 35 years and tied the knot at Copenhagen City Hall in Denmark in November 2018.
The intimate ceremony was attended by his close friend Johnny Depp, who performed.
Hospitalized: Shane, who has used a wheelchair since breaking his pelvis in 2015, has been in and out of the hospital in recent years.
Recovery: Victoria gave fans a recent update on her husband’s health, tweeting that “the doctors are confident he will be fine”
The Irish singer-songwriter has had health problems since breaking his pelvis.
In 2021 he fell and broke his knee, before tearing ligaments in his left knee, never fully recovering from the injuries.
In April he confirmed that “he can’t walk anymore.”
Wife: Victoria, who married Shane in an intimate ceremony in Copenhagen in 2018 (pictured), asked fans to pray for him earlier this month.
He has also been outspoken about his battle with addiction and in 2015 had to get a full set of dental implants after decades of alcohol and drugs destroyed the real ones.
But just last week he seemed in high spirits when he delighted fans by joining TikTok, logging 840,000 views for his first video.
He said in the 17-second clip: ‘Welcome to Shane MacGowan on TikTok, hope you enjoy. God bless you, Shane.
Health scare: On Twitter, Victoria shared a photo of Shane smiling and told fans he was back in the hospital