Phil Collins Shares Rare Health Update and Says He 'Can't Really See' Himself Performing at Rock Hall Induction

Phil Collins shared that his health has improved after years of challenges

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• The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame asked him to perform at his induction in November, but he declined due to readiness concerns

• Collins hinted at possibly returning to music in the future

Phil Collinsis sharing a positive update on his health — and what that means for the possibility of future performances.

Though the legendary drummer, 75, has been plagued by anumber of health issuesover the past few years, he told theBBCin a new interview that the past 18 months or so have been “fine” for him.

“Before that, not so good. Everything healthwise caught up with me at the same time and whatever could go wrong did go wrong. But everything's fine now,” Collins said. “I had problems with my knee, which I had for a while, but I played through it, toured through it. But eventually I had to have a knee operation and I had to have [it] five times because it kept either getting infected or it broke, you know. So I was inactive for a long time.”

The “In the Air Tonight” singer is set to beinducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fameas a solo artist in November. Though he's been feeling better, Collins said it's unlikely he will perform at the induction ceremony.

“I can't really see it happening, but I'm healthier now than I have been for quite a while,” he said.

Collins — who was inducted as a member of Genesis in 2010 — confirmed that he had been asked by the Rock Hall to perform, but turned down the offer, as he didn't quite feel he was ready.

“You can't just go on stage. You have to rehearse. And then by that point, if you've not been singing, your voice is going to be shot and then that's not going to be good. So I'd rather not do it,” he explained.

Still, the rocker didn't close the door on one day returning to a different stage, saying it's something he “would contemplate.”

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“I mean, I'm constantly saying to myself, ‘I gotta go back down to my studio at home,'” he said. “I've got lots of lyrical ideas I write down. And there are things that are half-formed, and a couple of things that are finished. So there's things that I can get my teeth into to start working on.”

He last released an album of original material,Testify, in 2002.

Collins retired from playing drums in 2022 after his health woes made itdifficult for him to pick up a drumstick. He's undergone back and knee surgery in recent years, and said in a 2024 documentary that playing the drums since age 5 has “taken its toll” on his hands and legs.

In January, he told the BBC that his health issues are an “ongoing thing,” and he has a24-hour live-in nurse.

“I've had challenges with my knee. I had everything that could go wrong with me, did go wrong with me,” he said. “I got COVID in hospital. My kidneys started to back up. Everything seemed to converge at the same time… I can walk, albeit with assistance, you know, crutches or whatever.”

The star made arare public appearanceearlier this month alongside his ex-wife Jill Collins, Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster at The King's Trust 50th Anniversary Party at Buckingham Palace.

“Despite the downpours of torrential rain which did not seem to dampen the festivities @officialphilcollins and I were very proud and honored to be there and have a few private moments with King Charles who seemed genuinely pleased to see Phil who was the very first ambassador 40 years ago and a trustee even before that! We ran into @sirrodstewart and @penny.lancaster among other old (in the nicest sense of the word) friends," Jill wrote on Instagram.

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Yes, that was Martin Scorsese you heard in 'The Mandalorian and Grogu'

The release ofThe Mandalorian and Groguthis holiday weekend marked the return ofStar Warsto the theaters for the first time since 2019'sStar Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker. While the movie hasn't gotten rave reviews from critics --it sits at 63% on Rotten Tomatoes-- the audiences are loving it to the tune of 89%.

Moviegoers may have been in for a surprise when they sat through the opening credits in theaters this weekend as a very familiar, yet unexpected, name popped up on screen. Martin Scorsese, the iconic director of movies such asGoodfellas,Taxi DriverandKillers of the Flower Moon, got high billing inThe Mandalorian and Grogu.

So, who did he play? That would be Hugo Durant, the very helpful informant and sandwich maker on the remote planet of Shakari.

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It's not the first time Scorsese has lent his voice talents to a movie -- he voiced Sykes inShark Talein 2004 among others -- but it might be the first time he has four arms.

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Gordon Ramsay Shares the ‘Most Important’ Lesson He Teaches His 6 Children — and It’s Not About Food

Gordon Ramsay revealed the biggest lesson he wants to pass down to his kids in a recent interview

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• "The one thing I’ve taught them all, brilliantly, are manners," he said

• The celebrity chef shares six kids with his wife, Tana Ramsay

Gordon Ramsayis teaching his kids well.

The 59-year-old father of six revealed the biggest lesson he wants to pass down to his kids in an interview withFox News Digitalpublished on Sunday, May 24.

"The one thing I’ve taught them all, brilliantly, are manners," he said.

Gordon emphasized the importance of the lesson, adding, "The most important thing in life, but they cost zero."

TheMasterChefstar sharessix kidswith his wife,Tana Ramsay:Megan, 28,Holly, 26,Jack, 26,Matilda, 24,Oscar, 7, andJesse, 2.

Gordonshared a birthday tributeto Megan on May 16 in honor of her turning 28.

“Happy Birthday to this beautiful woman, @megan_jane_7,” he captioned a carousel of family photos onInstagram. “Every day you make me so proud with what you and how much you do for others, love you so much Dad ❤️.”

The chefopened up to PEOPLEin February about Matilda following in his footsteps while discussing his Netflix series,Being Gordon Ramsay.

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“Food, restaurants, this industry, you really need to want it, and Tilly was banging the door down,” he said.

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The TV presenter praised his daughter for going to culinary school in Ireland instead of asking him to train her.

“I have to give her credit for that,” he said. “And finally, one out of six wants to be a chef, which has made my entire f---ing year.”

Fox recently renewed many of Gordon's shows, includingGordon Ramsay's Secret Service,Hell's Kitchen,Kitchen Nightmares,Next Level BakerandNext Level Chef.

Whilespeaking with PEOPLEat the Fox Upfront event on May 11, Gordon gave insight into the shows he feels most strongly about while comparing them to his experience with fatherhood.

“I have six shows on air right now. That's like saying, I have six kids as well, what's my favorite kid? It depends — it's the one that least pisses me off at the moment,” he said.

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“Rent” Music Director Tim Weil Says Jonathan Larson 'Certainly' Would've Made Changes to Musical Had He Seen the Previews (Exclusive)

Tim Weil reflects on Jonathan Larson's passion, empathy and dedication to storytelling through his work on Rent

NEED TO KNOW

• Larson's untimely death highlighted the dangers of undiagnosed Marfan syndrome and raised awareness of the condition globally

• Rent's themes were inspired by Larson's close-knit community of friends and their experiences in Lower Manhattan during the HIV/AIDS crisis

Tim Weil, the original music director ofRent,believes Jonathan Larson "certainly" wouldhave made a few changesto the acclaimed rock musical had he seen it in previews.

Weil, 67, worked closely with Larson, who wrote the book, script and lyrics for the 1996 Broadway show. However, Larson died on Jan. 25, 1996, at the age of 35, the night of the final rehearsal and just one day beforeRent'sfirst Off-Broadway preview performance.

"I don't think there's any question about it," Weil tells PEOPLE. "Certainly, during previews, he would've tried and fixed and done things, but, looking back, I believe he left us with the entire treasure map."

"We just had to figure out, from the 'you are here' red dot to the buried treasure, how we would get there, and that would determine what this show was," he continues. "But I think Jonathan left it all there for us. Other people have said to me over the years, 'Oh, wouldn't you like it if this song were better, that song were better?' I'm like, 'No. This is the show.' "

Weil shares that "storytelling through art at this levelis the ultimate giftJonathan could have left for this earth."

On his legacy, Weil says that Larson was a "great" and "dedicated" artist, who was "fiercely aggressive."

"And I don't mean aggressive in the bad way, just in terms of the way he approached his work. It wasn't with passivity, it was with passion," Weil shares. "He had a lot of class, he was a really, really good guy."

Weil still vividly remembers the week leading up to Larson's death, noting that just days before the composer died, he passed out in the back of the theater.

"We had all gone to a diner, and the paramedics went, 'Okay, he's good.' He got up, and he made it through the rest of the night," Weil shares. "He went to the ER the next day, and he was still feeling terrible."

Despite feeling sick, Weil recalls a moment that he felt encapsulates Larson's character.

"He had the presence of mind with his big show about to go into previews and all the excitement and stress around that, he still had the presence of mind to call our associate director, Martha Banta, and ask her how she was feeling because the initial feeling was, 'Jonathan must have gotten food poisoning.' Jonathan had the turkey burger. He knew that Martha had the same. So he called her on Tuesday to see how she was doing," Weil says.

The story, Weil shares, "says everything about Jonathan."

"Just in terms of his generosity, his spirit, and all the talk about being a part of the community and family, and it's true when you do shows, there is a bond that happens, but this was the ultimate embodiment of the community and the family that Jonathan felt that we all were," Weil says. "He was such an empath. But even through the work and through all, through all the very busy time we had, he was a real empath, and I really admired him professionally, and I really admired him personally and respected him."

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The musicalRent,which originally starred Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Jesse L. Martin, and Taye Diggs, among others, centered on young creatives in Lower Manhattan amid the HIV/AIDS crisis.

"They always say, write what you know. He was writing about his friends and people that he was coming into contact with, and the friend community," Weil shares. "We are born into a family, and then we go out into the world, and we make our family, and this was Jonathan's family and his friends and his friends' friends, and he told all of their stories and then some."

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While doctors originally told Larson he likely had the flu or food poisoning, he later died from an aortic dissection, believed to have been caused by undiagnosed Marfan syndrome. According to theMarfan Foundation, the genetic aortic and vascular condition can cause aortic enlargement, which can be life-threatening.

Weil emphasizes that Larson's tragic death helped others who were also unknowingly living with Marfan syndrome.

"Amazingly, he wasn't done saving lives or changing lives while he was alive, as a result of his Marfan diagnosis. I can't imagine the number of lives that were saved around the world when people saw Jonathan and saw themselves, by just seeing his appearance, that they had similar physical traits, and between the work the Marfan Foundation did with the Larsons and the work that's gone on and over the years, over the many decades," Weil shares.

"In some ironic, tragic, beautiful way, the gift he left us all with, not onlyRentbut people's ability to see themselves in Jonathan, and change their outcome," Weil adds.

April Dawn Shinske, the chief communications and marketing officer for theMarfan Foundation, says that once people get diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, "they're in a decent position to get expert care, connect with the community, and really thrive at a normal lifespan similar to the average person."

"When they don't know, which is the situation Jonathan was in, they have a 250 times greater risk of aortic dissection," Shinske says. "If that's not medically monitored, if they're not on medications, if they're not getting CAT scans, once a year, and preventative surgery, what can oftentimes happen is exactly what happened to Jonathan, which is you have an aortic dissection that can be fatal within minutes or hours or days. Many medical providers only see a case of Marfan once or twice in their entire careers."

"His reach and his enduring legacy are immense because people in our community see themselves in him, both in beautiful ways in terms of the talent that he had and the fact that you can thrive beyond your condition, and in terrifying ways, in the fact that he lost his life," Shinske adds.

For those with Marfan, Shinske says, "Jonathan represents the awareness that is needed."

"If the world knows, if first responders know about Marfan, ER nurses know about Marfan, school nurses, then more people will live to their elder years. When they see Jonathan 30 years later, they still respond in numbers that are astronomically higher than anything else we touch or do all year long. His legacy is just amazing for our community," Shinske says.

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“Grey’s Anatomy” star Sarah Drew reveals how her dad's advice helped her overcome panic attacks during pregnancy

Grey's Anatomy star Sarah Drew says she overcame panic attacks thanks to advice from her dad.

Key Points

• The actress said his method of "aggressive gratitude" has become "the greatest combatant of fear in my life."

• Drew previously recounted experiencing panic attacks in the wake of filming a harrowing Grey's finale.

Grey's Anatomyalum Sarah Drew is opening up about the life-changing advice that she once received from her dad.

Drew, who spent over a decade portraying the insecure yet highly-capable surgeon Dr. April Kepner, recently recounted her struggle to overcome panic attacks while pregnant with her first child.

"One of the biggest, scariest risks that I leaped into was choosing to become a mom," the actress toldFox Newsin an interview published Saturday. "I took the risk, and I was pregnant. I was probably about six months pregnant, and I had been having panic attacks."

She explained, "I’d been so caught up with anxiety about all of it— I was worried I was going to screw up. I was worried for my kids that I wasn’t going to have the necessary selflessness that’s required. I was worried that I was too self-absorbed to do this well. [I was worried that] I would resent the fact that [my kids] were … demanding things from me."

Drew said she was walking into motherhood with "so many big fears" that the panic attacks kept recurring. Eventually, she turned to her father — a pastor — for guidance.

"I remember writing to my dad and just saying, 'Do you have any advice or any wisdom or any Scripture that you can point me toward that could help combat this fear? Because it’s really overwhelming,'" she recalled.

Drew said her father indeed sent over some Bible verses, but noted that even more helpful was a brief piece of advice he gave her. He told her that the best way to combat all the fear she was experiencing was to embrace "aggressive gratitude."

"I was like, 'Tell me more,'" she recalled. "He calls it 'aggressive' because it’s not always easy when you first start practicing gratitude because sometimes you’re just in a mind spiral, and all you can see is the scary and the dark."

Drew explained, "You’re replacing the scary and the dark with, 'I’m grateful that there is oxygen in my lungs. I am grateful that I have a roof over my head. Look, I have this beautiful meal. I’m so grateful for this. Thank you for this. Thank you for that.’ All of a sudden, your brain chemistry starts to shift."

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She added that it has proven to be "the greatest combatant of fear in my life."

Drew, who is now mother to son Micah Emmanuel (born in 2012) and daughter Hannah Mali Rose (born in 2014), likened aggressive gratitude to rewiring her brain, saying that the approach taught her to immediately look towards good things rather than focusing on all the potential negatives. Now, it has become part of her every day life

"Whenever I’m feeling really scared about something, I go straight to gratitude," Drew shared. "And that generally turns the corner for me. As soon as I start being grateful for things, I start noticing more things to be grateful for, and it transforms."

Drew has previously talked about struggling with panic attacks while filmingGrey's Anatomy— particularly when it came to the mass shooting storyline at the center of the season 6 two-part finale.

"I had nightmares and panic attacks while we were shooting that, even for several days after we finished," Drew said in Lynette Rice's 2021 bookHow to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey’s Anatomy,perBusiness Insider.

Drew added, "It was very intense and scary and hard to go to those places and then leave them at the door and then come home and be like, ‘I’m fine, I’m fine. Nobody’s trying to kill me. I didn’t just watch my best friend die. I didn’t just get covered in her blood.'"

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In the two-part episode, a grieving widower named Gary Clark (Michael O'Neill) comes into the hospital with a loaded gun, seeking revenge on a group of doctors that he blames for his wife's death. It proves to be a particularly traumatizing ordeal for April, who is on the team that Clark targets. At one point, she slips on blood and finds her friend Reed (Nora Zehetner) dead in a medical supply closet. Later, she pleads for her life at gunpoint.

Drew said that filming such a frightening situation "does something to your body because your body doesn’t know that it’s not [really] happening."

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Caleb Shomo, singer for rock band Beartooth, comes out as gay

Singer Caleb Shomo came out as gay in a statement he shared on Instagram.

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• The frontman for the rock and metalcore band Beartooth said it has been "difficult to navigate" his feelings and "figure out what to do" with them.

• "This is something I've been unpacking and reckoning with in my life for quite some time now," the Ohio-based musician wrote.

Singer Caleb Shomo has come out as gay.

The frontman for the rock and metalcore band Beartooth shared alengthy statement on Instagramon Saturday reflecting on his sexuality.

"There's been a lot of speculation surrounding my personal life as of late, and I feel compelled to set the record straight before it affects those I love any further," Shomo wrote. "I am a proudly gay man. This is something I've been unpacking and reckoning with in my life for quite some time now. It's been difficult to navigate the feelings surrounding the subject and figure out what to do with this fact."

Shomo, the only member of Beartooth who has remained in the lineup since he founded it in 2013, went on to explain how his sexuality has impacted his artistic voice. "I have always strived to chase who I am in the deepest part of my soul from album to album," he wrote. "As you could gather if you've followed the band at all in the earlier years, there are four very self-deprecating albums about exploring my religious upbringing, depression, self-hatred, self-loathing, and hopelessness."

The singer said he doesn't regret his early work, but he also doesn't think the music was a completely honest reflection of his true self. "I am grateful for all these albums," he wrote, "yet feel embarrassed at times that I wouldn't allow myself to really dig up the roots for so long."

Shomo explained that his journey to embracing his sexuality was a long one. "I spent a decade burying feelings with alcohol, and honestly when I decided to put it down and focus on exploring why I felt this way for so long, it's been a direct path to me reconciling with my sexuality in hopes that it will eventually lead to me experiencing self-love," he wrote.

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Beartooth's sixth studio album,Pure Ecstasy, will be different from the Ohio-based group's previous output. "One thing I decided before I wrote a single note or lyric of the upcoming album is that whatever happens, I will express myself wholeheartedly and fully," the singer said. "Wherever it takes me, I will follow, and I refuse to water any part of it down, from the music, to the lyrical content, and way I portray myself. I will only do what makes me happy at the deepest level and what is the most honest depiction of who I am."

Shomo said he thinks it's "impossible to love every part" of yourself if you don't first "face every part of you head-on," adding, "I am trying to finally be proud of who I am, and I think this is a massive part of that journey."

The singer also shared his gratitude for everyone who has helped him along the way: "To those who have shown me love — empowerment through living life freely and openly in my presence, supporting the queer community, or simply telling me you love me whoever I am — I am forever in your debt, and I hope you know what you mean to me."

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Shomo concluded his remarks with words of advice for others on the road to self-discovery. "I encourage anyone who's struggling with who they are to give yourself grace," he said. "Give yourself patience. Be honest with yourself. Do the hard work instead of burying it down as deep as you physically can, thinking it will change like I did. Holding these things in only hurts you and those around you. Love you all, and hopefully this is a step in the right direction to loving myself one day."

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Did Jalen Hurts post about Jaxson Dart's Trump intro on Instagram?

DidPhiladelphia Eaglesquarterback Jalen Hurts subtly respond toNew York Giantsquarterback Jaxson Dart introducing President Trump on Friday on Instagram?

An image of an Instagram story started going around on Saturday that showed Hurts calling himself a "proud Democrat" soon afterDart introduced Trump at a recent New York rally.

Is this real?No, it's not. The account "NFL Drop" shared this to X (Twitter), one labeled as a satirical profile. Fake Instagram stories have been going around lately to trick people into buying baloney, as this one does. It's not real.

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Hurts has not publicly commented on the Dart-Trump introduction. This is all a fake controversy.

Again, this is not a real post. Hurts hasn't said anything about Dart. As you were.

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