{"id":262603,"date":"2026-02-01T15:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/262603\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T15:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:06:09","slug":"lily-collins-shares-rare-photos-with-dad-phil-to-celebrate-his-75th-birthday-amid-his-ongoing-health-issues-so-grateful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/262603\/","title":{"rendered":"Lily Collins Shares Rare Photos with Dad Phil to Celebrate His 75th Birthday amid His Ongoing Health Issues: \u2018So Grateful&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lily Collins shared a special message on Instagram on Saturday, Jan. 31, for her father, Phil Collins, to celebrate his 75th birthday<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She revealed that the pair celebrated the milestone birthday together and shared a few photos of them smiling side by side<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This comes a week after Phil said he hired a 24-hour live-in nurse to help him as he faces several ongoing health issues<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/lily-collins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lily Collins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lily Collins<\/a> is celebrating her father <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/phil-collins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Phil Collins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Phil Collins<\/a>\u2019 milestone 75th birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Emily in Paris;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Emily in Paris<\/a> star, 36, shared a sentimental tribute to the Genesis musician on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUL5G76kemU\/?img_index=3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> on Saturday, Jan. 31, as he continues to face <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/what-to-know-about-phil-collins-health-journey-11890323\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:several health issues;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">several health issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lily kicked off her post with a photo of herself and her father side by side as they smiled widely at the camera. She also shared a pair of polaroid pictures of the duo. She concluded her post with a sweet shot of herself as a little girl being carried by her father.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYesterday Dad turned 75 and I feel so grateful to have celebrated together,\u201d Lily captioned the post. \u201cFor all you\u2019ve accomplished, all the joy you\u2019ve brought so many all over the world for ALL these years, all the lessons we\u2019ve learned, all the memories we\u2019ve shared, and all the new ones to come, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI count myself so lucky to have hugged you, laughed with you, and reminisced with you on such a monumental day. Proud is an understatement. Love you to the moon and back again,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The birthday tribute to her father comes one week after the \u201cAgainst All Odds\u201d singer \u2014 who shares Lily with actress Jill Tavelman \u2014 revealed on the BBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/audio\/play\/m002qgl3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Eras;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Eras<\/a> podcast that he has hired some professional help amid his ongoing health issues. He previously dealt with nerve damage, knee problems, kidney issues and type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s an ongoing thing,\u201d he told host Zoe Ball on the podcast. \u201cI have <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/phil-collins-under-24-hour-care-amid-health-struggles-11889843\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a 24-hour live-in nurse;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a 24-hour live-in nurse<\/a> to make sure I take my medication as I should do. I\u2019ve had challenges with my knee. I had everything that could go wrong with me, did go wrong with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Lily Collins and Phil Collins Lily Collins\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/52900f1b550084f1389356f1fbd0bac2.jpeg\"\/>Lily Collins and Phil Collins <\/p>\n<p>Lily Collins\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI got COVID in hospital. My kidneys started to back up. Everything seemed to converge at the same time,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s just been a difficult, interesting, frustrating last few years. But it\u2019s all right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Phil retired <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/music\/lily-collins-pays-tribute-dad-phil-collins-final-genesis-concert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:from drumming;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">from drumming<\/a> and from Genesis in March 2022 after he played with his bandmates for the final time at London&#8217;s O2 Arena. He cited his medical issues as the reason for stepping back from music and said that &#8220;the drumming has taken its toll on my hands, legs.&#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><img alt=\"Phil Collins performing in France in 2022 David Wolff-Patrick\/Redferns\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6fc98330b2b485ed51fb11e6daa7edd3.jpeg\"\/>Phil Collins performing in France in 2022 <\/p>\n<p>David Wolff-Patrick\/Redferns<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It\u2019s still kind of sinking in a bit. I\u2019ve spent all my life playing drums. To suddenly <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/phil-collins-gives-rare-health-update-two-years-after-retiring-from-drumming-8764150\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:not be able to do that is a shock;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">not be able to do that is a shock<\/a>,&#8221; he said days after retiring in the 2022 documentary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WdGmydR715Q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Phil Collins: Drummer First;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Phil Collins: Drummer First<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The musician \u2014 who is also dad to daughter Joely and son Simon through first wife Andrea Bertorelli and sons Nicholas and Matthew through his third wife, Orianne Cevey \u2014 told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mojo4music.com\/articles\/stories\/phil-collins-im-not-hungry-for-it-anymore\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MOJO;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">MOJO<\/a> magazine last year that his health issues have also <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/phil-collins-says-hes-been-very-sick-years-after-retiring-from-drumming-11684251\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:prevented him from making music;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">prevented him from making music<\/a> on his own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI keep thinking I should go downstairs to the studio and see what happens. But I\u2019m not hungry for it anymore,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cThe thing is, I\u2019ve been sick. I mean very sick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/lily-collins-shares-rare-photos-with-dad-phil-to-celebrate-his-75th-birthday-amid-his-ongoing-health-issues-11896896\" 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 Lily Collins shared a special message on Instagram on Saturday, Jan. 31, for her father,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262604,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,22526,24859,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-262603","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-health-issues","11":"tag-lily-collins","12":"tag-new-zealand","13":"tag-newzealand","14":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262603","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=262603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}