Actress Lily Collins, the daughter of singer Phil Collins, wished the latter a happy birthday in a moving message posted on Instagram. At 75, one of the most famous voices in the world no longer has the health of a young man.
Recluse in a house in Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Geneva, singer Phil Collins celebrated his 75th birthday alongside his daughter Lily. The latter, famous actress from the series “Emily in Paris”, immortalized this day of January 30 by publishing a photo on her Instagram account. In the image, she appears with her dad, a big smile on her lips. In the caption of this publication, she wrote a message as tender as it was moving:
“Yesterday Dad turned 75 and I am so grateful we celebrated together. For all you have accomplished, all the joy you have brought to so many people around the world ALL these years, all the lessons we have learned, all the memories we have shared and all the new ones to come, thank you. I feel so lucky to have held you, laughed with you and remembered all these moments on this monumental day. Proud is an understatement. I love you more than anything in the world…” If these few lines are tinged with melancholy, it’s because in reality, Phil Collins is not doing well.
More than fragile health
Last January, the singer was the subject of five episodes in Zoe Ball’s podcast “Eras” broadcast by the BBC. After a look back at the beginning of his career and some digressions into his painful past with alcohol, Phil Collins admitted that he benefits from home nursing care: “I have a home nurse 24 hours a day to make sure I take my medication as I should. » Last July, a rumor spread about the singer’s health, revealing that he was in palliative care. A spokesperson quickly contradicted the news, confiding that Phil had indeed had surgery but for a knee problem.
During this hospitalization, events worked against him: “Everything that could go wrong went wrong. I caught Covid in the hospital, my kidneys started to malfunction…” This series of bad news only increased his fatigue and left him with some after-effects: “I can walk, but with help”. At 75, Phil Collins does not despair. The arrival of his granddaughter a year ago, a pretty Tove Jane McDowell born via surrogate, has kept the singer above water. Eager to see Lily Collins’ first child grow up, he confided to Zoe Ball his hope of regaining “all his mobility and health.” »
