Sir Rod Stewart is going under the knife again, to fix his ankle.
Following his knee replacement in January, the rocker’s ankle is now set to be fused after he was left struggling to walk.
The 75-year-old said: “First of all it was my knee as I played football all my life.
“I am suffering for it now.
“My knee got fixed with a replacement and then the ankle did not know what was going on. It was crooked. So I have had to have an ankle fusion.
“So when this is all done, I should have a nice straight leg and I should be able to run.
"My leg has been caused by playing on awful pitches in Los Angeles. They are bone dry.”
Before lockdown hit, the veteran Sailing singer had returned to the stage and was preparing for a gruelling touring schedule.
In February, his wife Penny Lancaster, 49, revealed: “He has just done two private shows in Florida and he said, ‘My knee is better now than it has ever been’.
“He said he was running sideways and it has all been sorted.
“He is like a masterclass of knee replacement – there is no stopping him.”
Rod has a string of US shows pencilled in for next summer and an Australian tour set for March and April 2022.
The tireless Maggie May star recently said he is now “happier than ever”, adding: “I’m comfortable in my own shell now.”
