Shane MacGowan, 64, has used a wheelchair since he broke his pelvis in 2015 has been in and out of hospital for medical care in recent years. The Pogues’ frontman is back in hospital with his wife asking fans to ‘send prayers and healing vibes’.
Taking to Twitter today, his wife Victoria May Clarke shared a picture of Shane smiling and told fans he was back in hospital. She said: ‘Please send prayers and healing vibes to @ShaneMacGowan in hospital again and really hoping to get out asap!! Thank you.’
Fans rushed to wish the Fairytale of New York singer a speedy recovery. One wrote: ‘Not at Christmas, the man is the sound of Christmas… I hope he recovers swiftly and not too much discomfort’.
Ms Clarke told the Irish Mirror that Shane is finding it ‘frustrating’ and wants to get out after being admitted last Friday. She said: ‘I’m definitely hoping he gets out this week.
‘He’s a bit frustrated, I think. He finds it very frustrating… he wants to get out.’
Recalled that in 2021 he fell and broke a knee, before tearing ligaments in his left knee, never fully recovering from the injuries.
In April he confirmed that he ‘can’t walk any more’. He has also been open about his battle with addiction and in 2015 had to get a full set of teeth implants after decades of drink and using drugs destroyed his real ones.
