Legendary mannequin Christie Brinkley has revealed that she has had a hip alternative 12 years after a helicopter crash.
The 66-year-old magnificence took to her Instagram account to point out off a picture of herself in a diving costume whereas sat on a ship.
Her youthful-looking naked legs are on present within the picture and a plaster is seen on her hip within the first picture.
Later pictures present Christie whereas diving in waters close to her house.
Christie captioned the pictures: “New 12 months, New Hip! Sure that’s a band support on my hip.
“I injured my hip in a again nation snowboarding helicopter crash on a mountaintop in Telluride a few years in the past. The ache in my hip acquired a bit of bit worse annually.
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“12 years in the past I used to be informed it wanted to get replaced however the surgical procedure was daunting ! And I had issues to do!
However quarantine put a damper on any plans so I made a decision to lastly take time for myself and do one thing concerning the ache that had progressively influenced my choices.
“I wished to be prepared to have the ability to say sure to alternative. I had my surgical procedure at Thanksgiving and I used to be dancing in my kitchen by New Years Eve and right now I placed on my lengthy fins and explored the coral reefs propelled by my new hip!”
The blonde magnificence then defined why she was selecting to share this together with her 660,000 followers.
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She continued: “I’m writing all this to say In the event you’ve been placing one thing off that might enhance your well-being however hesitate out of some form of worry, I recommend studying as a lot as you possibly can concerning the course of and the outcomes and expectations. I discovered the perfect Physician for my circumstances and voila!”
Christie signed off by telling her followers simply how blissful she is with the choice she has made to get the surgical procedure achieved.
She concluded: “I can’t let you know how blissful I’m to have achieved this.
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“Now I can deal with getting again in form and rebuilding my energy. By no means to outdated to get hip!
“PS This was an early morning dive (actually jumped away from bed and into the boat) so the solar was low snd raked highlighting the particles within the water I’m certain to have clearer photographs within the days forward!”
The mannequin has been married 4 instances and has three kids: Sailor Lee Brinkley-Prepare dinner, 22, Alexa Ray Joel, 25, advert Jack Paris Brinkley Prepare dinner, 35.
We’re simply glad Christie is feeling and searching so great!
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