Meat Loaf sparks concern over ‘frail’ appearance on This Morning

The Bat Out of Hell singer told viewers that he was feeling "pretty good"
Emma Powell4 November 2016
The Weekender

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Meat Loaf sparked concern among fans over his “frail” appearance on This Morning.

The 69-year-old – who collapsed on stage in Canada earlier this year – told hosts Eammon Holmes and Ruth Langsford that he was feeling “pretty good” but a “little tired”.

Meat Loaf – real name Michael Aday – opened up about his recent health scare and said his weight could have played a part.

He said: “It's probably caused by weighing 300lbs most of my life. I’m now at 225lbs but I was up to 340lbs at one point.

Back on his feet: Meat Loaf has been promoting a new musical in London
Dave Benett

“When you have that much weight on your knees and your back it takes [its toll] although running and jumping around the stage doesn't help.”

Viewers expressed their concern on Twitter, with some suggesting that he looked to be struggling to speak.

One viewer tweeted: “Meatloaf looking canny at 69 but not sounding good. Awful seeing a legend deteriorate.”

Another wrote: “Meatloaf is very obviously not well. He looks so ill he can hardly speak.”

One user told viewers to cut him some slack, tweeting: “Age & ill health can catch up with the best of us. Of course Meat Loaf isn't gonna be how we remember him.”

Speaking to the Standard he said: “I literally was dying on stage, I was in so much pain. But I didn’t want to cancel because I hate cancelling.

“So many rock people died in such a small space of time. But I’m not dead. I’m not planning on it.”

Meat Loaf is in London to promote Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell — The Musical. During his visit to the capital he attended the Q Awards where he used a cane as he took to the stage to accept the Q Hero Award.

Q Awards 2016

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