{"id":165267,"date":"2025-11-29T02:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T02:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/165267\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T02:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T02:10:08","slug":"william-shatner-94-says-he-feels-blessed-beyond-measure-with-health-as-he-shares-thanksgiving-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/165267\/","title":{"rendered":"William Shatner, 94, Says He Feels &#8216;Blessed Beyond Measure with Health&#8217; as He Shares Thanksgiving Photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">William Shatner marked Thanksgiving by sharing a photo on Instagram of himself and his holiday feast<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the post&#8217;s caption, he shared that he feels &#8220;blessed beyond measure with health&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Star Trek actor turned 94 in March<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/william-shatner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:William Shatner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">William Shatner<\/a> is sharing why he&#8217;s &#8220;especially thankful&#8221; this Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/meet-the-cast-of-the-new-star-trek\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Star Trek;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Star Trek<\/a> actor marked the holiday on Thursday, Nov. 27, by posting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRlGN2Skgc2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:photo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">photo<\/a> of himself on Instagram as he showed off his holiday feast, which included turkey and mashed sweet potatoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the caption, Shatner, who turned 94 in March, reflected on how he feels &#8220;blessed beyond measure with health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Happy Thanksgiving everybody..we all talk about blessings at Thanksgiving\u2026I am especially thankful this year as we are blessed beyond measure with [health], family and a beautiful gathering,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;I am wishing you all a blessed day and holiday season. Best, Bill.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shatner&#8217;s Thanksgiving post comes two months after reports claimed the actor had <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/william-shatner-responds-to-reports-hes-been-hospitalized-11817419\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:suffered &quot;a medical emergency&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">suffered &#8220;a medical emergency&#8221;<\/a> and was taken to the hospital on Sept. 24. Citing Shatner&#8217;s rep, Harry Gold, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/09\/24\/william-shatner-rushed-to-hospital\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TMZ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TMZ<\/a> reported at the time that the Boston Legal star experienced an issue with his blood sugar levels while at his Los Angeles home that afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gold later shared an update on his client, saying in a statement, &#8220;I spoke to Bill earlier this evening, He is fine. He is not in the hospital. He is at home. He is 100 percent healthy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The next day, Sept. 25, Shatner addressed the rumors himself with a dose of humor in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WilliamShatner\/status\/1971213561801367771\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>. He shared a meme that said, &#8220;Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated!&#8221; and wrote in the caption, &#8220;I over indulged. I thank you all for caring but I\u2019m perfectly fine. I keep telling you all: don\u2019t trust tabloids or AI!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Denise Truscello\/Getty William Shatner in March 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6115ddb154235fca5aa529078937f409.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Denise Truscello\/Getty<\/p>\n<p> William Shatner in March 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shatner previously opened up about his health, specifically his struggles living with &#8220;permanent tinnitus,&#8221; in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sdlfzcmIMzI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">video<\/a>\u00a0for the nonprofit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tinnitusquest.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tinnitus Quest;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tinnitus Quest<\/a>, whose mission is to raise money for research aimed at finding a cure or treatment for the condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the clip, he explained that his &#8220;journey&#8221; with tinnitus \u2014 a condition that causes &#8220;ringing or other noises in one or both of your ears,&#8221; per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/tinnitus\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20350156\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mayo Clinic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mayo Clinic<\/a> \u2014 began when he was filming the Star Trek episode &#8220;Arena.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was too close to the special effects explosion, and the result was that I was left with permanent tinnitus,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd over the years, I\u2019ve had many ups and downs with my tinnitus, and I know from firsthand experience just how difficult it can get.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE&#039;s free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a 2023 interview with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1360137\/star-trek-legend-william-shatner-has-no-idea-what-slowing-down-means\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:E! News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">E! News<\/a>, Shatner shared that the condition will hit him at unexpected times, but he has gotten used to it as &#8220;your brain starts to assimilate the sound.&#8221; Still, he said the sound can be overwhelming at times. \u201cSometimes it\u2019s really bad, but I know it\u2019s not going to kill me,&#8221; he told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/william-shatner-blessed-beyond-measure-thanksgiving-2025-photo-11858726\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW William Shatner marked Thanksgiving by sharing a photo on Instagram of himself and his holiday&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[91895,321,93,91896,61,60,51828,86726,16853,91894],"class_list":{"0":"post-165267","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-blessed-beyond-measure","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-holiday-feast","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-star-trek","15":"tag-thanksgiving","16":"tag-william","17":"tag-william-shatner"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}