ITV Good Morning Britain star reveals painful health battle live on air
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A Good Morning Britain favourite has opened up about his agonising foot condition. Amid a segment on today's hottest entertainment stories, one of the show's presenters shared his struggle with a troublesome foot ailment.
Entertainment editor Richard Arnold was chatting with co-hosts Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid about Sir Rod Stewart's athletic ambitions when he disclosed his own health woes.
Arnold detailed his battle with plantar fasciitis, a painful disorder that affects the bottom of the foot, often leading to discomfort in the heel and arch, a common affliction among many.
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The conversation had veered towards Rod Stewart's aspiration to set a new 100m sprint record. With a personal running track at his residence, the rock legend has been diligently training every day to surpass the current world record.
"I've got it down to 19 seconds by learning how to push off. Now I'm going for 17 seconds, which I think would be a world record for someone my age," Stewart recently boasted about his quest to make history, reports the Mirror.
He continued: "I keep myself very fit. I played soccer all my life don't play much anymore after a knee replacement but I've had the same trainer for 38 years. I've got a huge gym, an indoor pool, a golf course you name it."
Stewart finds his motivation from an iconic source, Frank Sinatra. He divulged: "He told me the secret to being a great singer is having powerful lungs. So do lots of underwater swimming and hold your breath."
Meanwhile, Richard has been a staple on the show for many years and reflected on his cherished moments during last year's 10th-anniversary celebrations.
He reminisced: "So many memories - Celine Dion singing me happy birthday in New York, Barbra Streisand stopping mid interview to dab my moist top lip mid interview because of the heat of the lights, Cher in LA, Mariah Carey in Vegas, Bushtucker Trials backstage on I'm A Celeb and the trip of a lifetime with fans in Japan for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. I'm one lucky lad!".
In today's entertainment segment, Richard and the crew were joined by dinosaurs to mark the release of the new film Jurassic World: Rebirth, following their interactions with the movie's stars at the London premiere in Leicester Square the previous evening.
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