{"id":213748,"date":"2026-01-02T20:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/213748\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T20:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:51:09","slug":"brian-may-issues-brutally-honest-five-word-new-years-message-celebrity-news-showbiz-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/213748\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian May issues brutally honest five-word New Years message | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Queen<\/a> legend Sir Brian May<\/a> confessed it\u2019s \u201chard to enjoy anything\u201d without good health in an emotional New Year<\/a> message to his loyal fan base. The 78-year-old rocker has suffered several health challenges in recent years, including a \u201cscary\u201d stroke back in August 2024. Although he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0mention his own health struggles,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0clear that good health is a priority for him entering 2026.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Addressing his 3.6million followers on Instagram<\/a>, he shared an animated illustration of himself beaming while playing the guitar as his track New Horizons played in the background. He wrote: \u201cHello dear folks ! ! ! These are my sentiments in wishing you a great New Year \u2013 New Horizons \u2013 new opportunities \u2013 new dreams \u2013 new challenges \u2013 new fulfilments ! ! ! And Good Health.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on: \u201cWithout which it\u2019s hard to enjoy anything… thanks @concha_q and @st.zlat.proreal for this\u00a0timely\u00a0reminder of one of the most inspiring times of my life \u2013 as a guest collaborator on the New Horizons NASA mission to Pluto\u00a0and then on to the Kuiper Belt Object which\u00a0because\u00a0known as\u00a0Arrokoth.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the FUTURE is still out\u00a0there !\u00a0! ! HAPPY NEW YEAR to all creatures! Including\u00a0YOU !\u00a0! !\u201d It\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0take long before his fanbase flocked to the comments to pass on messages of encouragement\u00a0for the star and praised him for the impressive artwork.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

One user penned: \u201cDear Bri,\u00a0a very Happy\u00a0New Year to you, Anita and all who are dear to you! May you always be healthy and free from worry! I am convinced your dreams will come true, because you are someone who does what it takes.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another gushed: \u201cHappy New Year to you and your loved ones, Sir Brian. Wishing you the best of everything in 2026. Much love and respect to you always!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

A third chimed in with: \u201cHappy New Year 2026 dear Dr Bri! Wonderful memories of New Horizons and what gorgeous art! Be happy, peaceful and well everyone!\u201d A fourth chimed in with: \u201cHappy New Year, Sir Brian! Wishing you a year filled with smiles and joy. Please take\u00a0good care\u00a0of yourself during this cold season.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It comes after the musician and astrophysicist opened up about his health battles on Alan Titchmarsh\u2019 Love Your Weekend in November 2025.\u00a0He revealed: \u201cI\u2019ve had a number of things, the stroke was one of them. I get these things, but I seem to be able to get out of them. They give you a wake-up call.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Just one week after his stroke, which he branded a \u201chealth hiccup\u201d, he confirmed he could play guitar again, despite initially losing control of one arm. Brian also suffered a heart attack in 2020.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

After initially dismissing it as a gardening injury, the musician now acknowledges he \u201ccould have died\u201d. Following his health scare, he had three stents fitted into his heart. Stents are tiny tubes that keep blocked arteries open, which supported his recovery.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queen legend Sir Brian May confessed it\u2019s \u201chard to enjoy anything\u201d without good health in an emotional New…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213749,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[36781,129421,156,60374,129422,129423,32634,129420,129419,111,139,69,129418,129425,129424],"class_list":["post-213748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-brian-may","tag-brian-may-stroke","tag-entertainment","tag-health-challenges","tag-is-brian-may-a-sir","tag-is-brian-may-still-alive","tag-mens-health","tag-new-horizons-mission","tag-new-year-message","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-queen-and-adam-lambert","tag-when-did-brian-may-marry-anita-dobson","tag-who-is-brian-may-married-to"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}