Bert Newton, 82, celebrates Christmas with his grandchildren as he returns home from hospital after a mystery health battle
Bert Newton was all smiles as he celebrated an early Christmas with his family and friends on Friday, after leaving hospital following a mystery health battle.
The Australian TV legend’s wife Patti shared a photo on Instagram of Bert sitting next to their daughter Lauren Newton’s six children, Sam, 11, Eva, nine, Lola, six, Monty, two, Perla, 19 months, and her newborn son, Alby.
‘Beautiful day celebrating Christmas with wonderful friends and family,’ the 75-year-old captioned the post.
Celebrations: On Friday, Bert Newton, 82, celebrated Christmas with his grandchildren after returning home from hospital after a mystery health battle
In the photo, Bert smiled as he wrapped his arms around his grandchildren, who posed next to him in front of the Christmas tree.
The 82-year-old sparked fears for his health last month after he was pictured in hospital.
Patti shared a photo to Instagram of the veteran entertainer wearing a mask while lying in his hospital bed.
Celebrations: The Australian TV legend’s wife Patti shared a photo to Instagram of Bert sitting next to their daughter Lauren Newton’s six children
‘Bert’s been in hospital [but] all good. He’s got a lot of living to do,’ she captioned the picture.
Bert’s health first became a concern in 2012 when he underwent a quadruple bypass.
In the years following the surgery, he was hospitalised three times with pneumonia and was also diagnosed with anemia.
Anemia can make a person feel tired or weak because there are not enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to the body’s tissues.
Health scare: Bert sparked fears for his health last month after he was pictured in hospital
The four-time Gold Logie winner told reporters outside hospital in 2017 that he was feeling better after being treated for pneumonia.
‘I’m feeling better now. It took a while. I didn’t realise until I copped it the first time, that pneumonia is such a serious thing, but I’m feeling better now,’ he said at the time.
In September, Patti revealed the Australian TV legend has made some changes to his lifestyle.
Health: Bert’s health first became a concern in 2012 when he underwent a quadruple bypass and in recent years, he was hospitalised three times with pneumonia and was also diagnosed with anemia
Speaking to New Idea, the 75-year-old said Bert has ‘changed’ his diet and monitors what he eats.
It came after a source claimed Bert’s battle with pneumonia ‘shook him to the core’.
‘When he had a health scare with pneumonia in 2017, it shook him to the core,’ an insider told the publication in April.
‘He realised he was actually vulnerable and that terrified him. He knew he had a close call and had to take far better care of himself.’
Changes: Patti recently revealed Bert has ‘changed’ his diet and monitors what he eats after his recent battle with pneumonia