PHIL COLLINS’ daughter Lily has paid a sweet tribute to him on his 75th birthday after the star revealed he has a 24-hour live-in nurse.
The star, 36, took to to share a series of pictures to commemorate the special occasion.
Lily Collins has shared a sweet tribute for her dad PhilCredit: Instagram
She shared a series of pictures of the pairCredit: Instagram
The father and daughter duo in a throwback photoCredit: Instagram
In the first snap, the father and daughter duo are seen smiling for the camera, while in another photo, polaroids of the pair are seen laid out onto the floor.
In the third picture, a baby Lily is seen being held by her suave looking dad in the sweet throwback.
Alongside them, she penned: “Yesterday dad turned 75 and I feel so grateful to have celebrated together.
“For all you’ve accomplished, all the joy you’ve brought so many all over the world for ALL these years, all the lessons we’ve learned, all the memories we’ve shared, and all the new ones to come, thank you.
“I count myself so lucky to have hugged you, laughed with you, reminisced with you on such a monumental day.
“Proud is an understatement. Love you to the moon and back again…”
Her followers and fans of the iconic singer flocked to the comments section as one gushed: “Your dad’s music has brought so much joy to my life and fans worldwide.”
Another person wrote: “Love this @lilyjcollins – and such a great pic of you two!!”
While a third added: “Glad you could celebrate such a special birthday together.”
The star’s tribute to her dad comes after he gave a major health update following health woes in recent years.
He revealed that he now has a after five knee surgeries and his kidneys also “packing up”.
During a conversation with for Eras – In Conversation for BBC Two, the hitmaker divulged: “Yeah, it’s an ongoing thing. You know I have a 24-hour live-in nurse to make sure I take my medication as I should do.
“I’ve had challenges with my knee, I had everything that could go wrong with me, did go wrong with me.
“I got in hospital – my kidneys started to back up, you know, everything that started that could, all seemed to converge at the same time.
“I had five operations on my knee now – I’ve got a knee that works and I can walk, albeit with assistance, you know, crutches or whatever.”
But despite his ongoing health issues, the musician is keeping optimistic about the future.
He told the presenter: “The things that are ahead for me would be, apart from just being back to being totally mobile and healthy, is go in there and have a fiddle about and see if there’s more music ’cause you know, you tend to sort of feel, that’s it, I’ve done that.
“But you’ve gotta start doing it to see if you can do it. Otherwise you don’t do it. So that is something on my horizon.”
Phil’s music career started in 1970 when he became the drummer for Genesis.
While remaining with the band, he also had a solo career in the 1980s which included hits such as Against All Odds and Two Hearts.
The star has faced several health issues over the last few yearsCredit: STEVE GILLETT/LIVEPIX
He recently opened up about his life to Zoe BallCredit: PA
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