‘I have to rest and recover…’ Peter Kay, 52, forced to cancel and postpone shows after routine kidney stone procedure… comedian’s team issues health update as fans fear for his future on record-breaking tour… - suong
Peter Kay has been forced to cancel and postpone two of his upcoming shows after undergoing a kidney stone procedure.
The comedian's team issued a health update to Instagram on Monday, sharing that Peter had been advised by doctors to 'rest and recover'.
Peter, 52, who has made history with his current tour, which is now in its third year, will no longer be able to perform at Nottingham Motorpoint Arena.
The statement read: 'We regret to inform you that due to a routine kidney stone procedure, Peter will be unable to perform his scheduled shows at
'Following medical advice, Peter will be taking a period of time to rest and recover.
'The shows have now been rescheduled to the following dates: Sunday 5th October → Thursday 11th December. Monday 6th October → Friday 12th December.
Peter Kay, 52, has been forced to cancel and postpone two of his upcoming shows after undergoing a kidney stone procedure
The statement read: 'We regret to inform you that due to a routine kidney stone procedure, Peter will be unable to perform his scheduled shows at Nottingham Motorpoint Arena on Sunday 5th October and Monday 6th October'
'All tickets remain valid for the new dates. If you are unable to attend, refunds will be available from your original point of purchase.
'We thank you for your patience and understanding.'
Kidney stones affect more than one in ten people, mostly aged between 30 and 60, and are caused by waste products in the blood forming crystals. Over time, crystals build up to form a hard stone-like lump.
Once a kidney stone has formed, the body will tries to pass it through urine. Most are small enough to do so and can be managed at home.
When they get too big, however, they can become extremely painful and surgery is usually needed to remove them.
Before announcing the new tour, Peter had disappeared from public life, before releasing a statement in December 2017 to say he was returning to the limelight.
In November 2022, Peter then delighted the nation by announcing he would be returning to touring for the first time in 12 years, including a monthly residency at London's O2 Arena.
Taking to the stage for his first night in Manchester, Peter was moved to tears as he received a standing ovation from the audience that lasted several minutes.
The comedian's team issued a health update to Instagram on Monday, sharing that Peter had been advised by doctors to 'rest and recover'
Struggling to compose himself following the reaction, Peter told the crowd: 'Oh Jesus look at me, I mean what's that all about… how am I supposed to do bloody comedy now?'
'Lovely Manchester you made me cry… where did it come from, all that emotion?'
It comes after Peter said he spent the 'first 48 years of his life' trying to lose weight as he spoke in a rare personal interview about the 'shameful' moment he knew he had a problem with binge eating.
The comedian shocked fans when he emerged back into the spotlight in 2024 after a five-year absence from public life looking much slimmer than he used to.
And now speaking at an In Conversation With... event hosted by Sara Cox at The Lowry theatre in Salford, Peter addressed his weight loss for the first time.
Asked directly if he had ever tried to lose weight he responded: 'Only for the first 48 years of my life. Yeah I had to, eventually, because you start thinking about your health and things like that, don't you?
'I tried everything. Good God in heaven. I mean, you go to flaming weight-loss groups and stuff like that. I joined Slimming World and WeightWatchers. I did all of them.'
He also reflected on the key moment that made him realise he had a binge eating problem after sneaking out of the cinema where he was watching a film with his wife Susan.
It comes after Peter said he spent the 'first 48 years of his life' trying to lose weight as he spoke in a rare personal interview about the 'shameful' moment he knew he had a problem with binge eating (seen in 2006)
Peter described how he lied about going to the toilet only to leave the screening to eat a hotdog.
He said, according to The Sun: 'I was doing really well with this diet, but I'm so bad with willpower. I had this hotdog and I caught a glimpse of myself reflected in, ironically, a framed poster for Babe.
'I thought, look at you - what are you doing? You're doing really well on this diet, you should be ashamed of yourself.'
He added that as he threw it into the bin he grabbed it back just before it hit the binliner and still ate it.
Peter went on to explain that his bad eating habits date back to when he was a child - with his mother bringing him in pies to primary school for him to eat.
‘What’s the most important thing for this child?’… Penny Lancaster, 54, makes shock confession as she reveals she gave breast milk to her own grandchildren… after Rod Stewart’s daughter Kimberley struggled following birth… and says it became a...- suong
Penny Lancaster has revealed she gave breast milk to her grandchildren when her husband Rod Stewart's daughter Kimberly wasn't producing enough milk.
The TV personality, 54, revealed that she didn't directly breastfeed them, but helped out their mother, Kimberly, 46, by giving breast milk.
Penny, who shares two sons with Rod, has four grandchildren - Louie, Elsie, Delilah, and Otis.
Penny, who is promoting her memoir Someone Like Me, told the Postcards from Midlife podcast that she had always been able to breastfeed and was happy to help out.
When asked about the situation, the model explained: 'Not quite breastfed. Gave breast milk.'
Elsewhere, in an interview with The Times, Penny went into more detail about when Kimberly wasn't producing enough milk to breastfeed following the birth of her daughter, Delilah, in the summer of 2011.
Penny Lancaster (pictured left middle) has revealed she gave breast milk to her grandchildren when her husband Rod Stewart's daughter Kimberly (pictured right middle) wasn't producing enough milk
Penny gave birth to her and husband Rod's second son, Aiden Stewart, in February 2011.
She shared: 'It was a real motherhood bonding moment. The breastfeeding nurse said, "In a perfect world, you'd know someone who's breastfeeding" - and everyone turned to look at me.'
She continued: 'I remember thinking, "What's the most important thing for this child?" I knew my milk would give her the nutrients and antibodies she needed.'
When talking about her own children, Penny shared: 'I had IVF so pumping yourself with all those hormones, injecting your stomach and your bottom, and going through all those rounds, it was three IVFs later.
'And then I put on a huge amount of weight during that pregnancy. I was massive. And I couldn't shed it afterwards. And I thought, well, so be it. I've got two beautiful children.
'I've been lucky enough to be able to breastfeed. It's all that I've always wanted. But then you get to the point where you just think, well, there's no race to lose the weight.
'But then years later, it's like, hmm. And because I had my last child at 40, I guess, five years later, I was going into perimenopause. And then the weight did just start piling on.'
Penny revealed she was ready to leave her husband Rod if he wouldn't agree to have children with her, before the couple endured a heartbreaking IVF journey to start a family together.
Penny, who shares two sons with Rod, has four grandchildren - Louie, Elsie, Delilah, and Otis
Penny, who is promoting her memoir Someone Like Me, told the Postcards from Midlife podcast that she had always been able to breastfeed and was happy to help out
The model has been married to the rocker, 80, for 18 years, and she shared that when they began dating, he was reluctant to expand his family, as he was already a father to six children with four different women.
Rod is father to daughter Sarah Streeter, 60, whom he shares with ex-girlfriend Susannah Boffey, as well as daughter Kimberly, 45, and Sean, 44, from his marriage to actress Alana Stewart. He also shares daughter Ruby, 37, with ex-girlfriend Kelly Emberg, and daughter Renee, 32, with ex-girlfriend Rachel Hunter.
Asked whether she was willing to end her relationship with Rod if he stuck to his guns, Penny said: 'Yes. And that would have been very hard. But we just went with the flow.'
She went onto say that Rod now feels he wished he'd relented sooner so they could have had a larger family together.
She told Saga Magazine: 'Even five years ago we were talking about adopting, but it ended up not happening. We thought there might be too much of an age gap.'
After insisting that she wanted children, Penny suffered a miscarriage when she fell pregnant, and the couple then went through IVF before having two sons, Alastair, 19, and Aiden, 14.
The former Loose Women star went on to discuss her IVF journey during an interview on BBC Breakfast, praising her 'patient' husband for supporting her throughout the process.
She said: 'I mean, there's a certain amount of injections you have to do, one in the stomach and one in your bottom. You know, I was injecting myself backstage at Rod's shows, on planes, at home, you know, like wherever it was necessary.
'Rod was very patient and very committed. And he just said, ''Look, darling, if you want to keep giving it a go, I'm right behind you. Let's go for this.'''
Penny admitted there were so lighter moments during their IVF journey despite the struggles she and Rod faced, adding: 'And he had a great sense of humour with the whole thing as well.
'He always talks about how the doctor puts his sperm under a microscope to study it, and one sperm had two heads and one had a couple of feet.'
After insisting that she wanted children, Penny suffered a miscarriage when she fell pregnant, and she and Rod went through IVF before having two sons, Alastair, 19, and Aiden, 14
The Special Constable added there should be a more open discussiong around fertility issues, saying: 'So I think for women and men to be able to talk openly about it, the serious side, and sort of putting a bit of fun back into it.'
Detailing their first meeting, Penny, who has been promoting her new memoir, said: 'It was a Christmas party, and a friend of mine dared me to go and get an autograph, and it happened to be Rod Stewart.'
Presenter Charlotte Gallagher the asked Penny about how her parents reacted when they discovered she and Rod were dating.
She then revealed: 'They always knew I was more attracted to an older person, but Rod Stewart, they thought, ''this could come with some hurdles or some problems along the way''.
'But in fact, my dad, being a lawyer in the City of London, decided, ''I was going to wear a leather jacket when they met''. And Rod said, ''Right, I'm going to wear a pinstripe suit like a lawyer''.
'So they both kind of like switched outfits for their first introduction. But they got on like a house on fire, and so did he and my mum. I suppose they come from the same generation, almost the same age, as one another.'
Rod met his now-wife Penny Lancaster just six months after his split from Rachel, and said the gap was purely because his friend wouldn't hand over her number.
When asked if he wanted to be single first, he quipped: 'F***ing right, there were six months between Rachel and Penny because my bass player, who had Penny's number, wouldn't give it to me.
'He said, "All you're going to do now is s**g around", and he was right: I had a splendid time in those six months.'
Rod gushed over his wife Penny, and told how she has 'everything' he wants as he revealed he is now happier than ever.
