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Sting, 73, makes his first public appearance since cancelling a string of shows due to ill health as he joins his wife Trudie Styler at charity gala

Sting, 73, makes his first public appearance since cancelling a string of shows due to ill health as he joins his wife Trudie Styler at charity gala

Sting was in good spirits as he joined his wife Trudie Styler at The Wayuu Taya Foundation’s Spring Gala on Tuesday, after cancelling a string of performances due to ill health.

The music legend, 73, was forced to postpone a series of concerts in January, and later said on Instagram it was due to a ‘temporary throat infection.’

Joined by his spouse of 33 years, Sting was arm-in-arm with his glamorous wife as they attended the charity event together.

Trudie, 71, cut a stylish figure in a chic white midi dress with black boots as she headed into the event. 

The Wayuu Taya Foundation strives to improve conditions for native communities, mainy in Latin America, by providing resources such as food, water, medicine and education.

Sting returned to the stage at the end of January to perform in LA’s star-studded FireAid benefit concert, after postponing shows in Phoenix, Arizona, and Wheatland, California.

Sting, 73, was in good spirits as he joined his wife Trudie Styler, 71, at The Wayuu Taya Foundation's Spring Gala on Tuesday, after cancelling a string of performances due to ill health

Sting, 73, was in good spirits as he joined his wife Trudie Styler, 71, at The Wayuu Taya Foundation’s Spring Gala on Tuesday, after cancelling a string of performances due to ill health

The music legend was forced to postpone a series of concerts in January , and later said on Instagram it was due to a 'temporary throat infection'

The music legend was forced to postpone a series of concerts in January , and later said on Instagram it was due to a ‘temporary throat infection’

On January 22, the star took to social media to thanks his fans for their well-wishes, saying that he’d been recovering from a throat infection.

He said: ‘Thanks so much for all of the well wishes. I am steadily improving from a temporary throat infection which has prevented me from singing, though I’m looking forward to resuming my performances and rescheduled shows soon. Love, Sting.’

Sting and Trudie are parents to four children, Mickey, 40, Jake, 39, Eliot, 33, and Giacomo, 28, while The Police frontman also shares son Joe, 47, and daughter Fuschia, 42, with ex Frances Tomelty.

A spokesperson for Sting had confirmed in a social media post that he was unable to attend the Bᴀss Magazine Awards, and his two US concerts were being postponed. 

Sting – whose real name is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner – sent his apologies to those due to attend the concert and thanked them for being understanding in the unexpected circumstances. 

A post on his Instagram page, read: ‘On advisement from his doctor, due to illness, it is with sincere regret that Sting must cancel his appearance at the Bᴀss Magazine Awards this Thursday…

‘And postpone his STING 3.0 concerts in Phoenix, AZ (originally scheduled for January 24) to June 1 and Wheatland, CA (originally scheduled for January 26) to May 28 as well as his performance at the Cherrytree Music Company’s 20th anniversary, now taking place May 29.

‘Fans should retain their tickets for the postponed shows, as they will be honoured on the new dates.

Joined by his spouse of 33 years, Sting was arm-in-arm with his glamorous wife as they attended the charity event together

Joined by his spouse of 33 years, Sting was arm-in-arm with his glamorous wife as they attended the charity event together

Trudie cut a stylish figure in a chic white midi dress with black boots as she headed into the event with Sting, after his health scare sparked concern among his fans

Trudie cut a stylish figure in a chic white midi dress with black boots as she headed into the event with Sting, after his health scare sparked concern among his fans

On January 22, the star took to social media to thanks his fans for their well-wishes, saying that he'd been recovering from a throat infection

On January 22, the star took to social media to thanks his fans for their well-wishes, saying that he’d been recovering from a throat infection

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‘Sting sincerely apologises for any inconvenience and extends his graтιтude to the fans for their understanding.’

Despite the news that he has been forced to pull out of several appearances due to illness, Sting has always prided himself on his health and fitness. 

The star has previously credited his amazing shape to his macrobiotic diet, which consists of a lot of vegetables and grains, and aims to avoid toxins and processed food that contain preservatives.

The diet also centres around low consumption of meat, dairy and sugar.

Sting and his wife Trudie Styler moved their family to the Lake House Farm in Wiltshire in 1991, and adopted a self-sufficient diet, growing organic veggies ever since.

The singer’s family own a flock of free range chickens, as well as their own trout lake and even bee hives for honey.

In her 1999 book, The Lake House Cookbook, Trudie wrote: ‘I decided that I would only be satisfied if I knew exactly what we were putting on our plates.’

She also revealed that the couple enjoy a conscious approach to eating, and believe that the way ‘we treat our own bodies is by extension the way we treat the planet.’

So devoted is the singer to his diet that he reportedly keeps his own personal chef on tour with him in order to keep it up while he is away from home.

This dedication to a healthy diet does not prevent the Message in a Bottle singer from indulging in a tipple or two and the occasional ice cream.

In 2003, he told The Guardian: ‘I drink alcohol. I don’t smoke anything legal. I drink coffee. I like chocolate and ice cream. But apart from that I’m really healthy.’

He is also well known for his love of yoga, which he has been doing for more than three decades.

He admitted in an interview with his yoga instructor when he was 43 that he came to yoga late in life, aged 38-39.

According to a transcript of the interview shared on White’s White Lotus retreat website, the singer revealed he tried other fitness regimes before trying yoga.

‘I have been through various fitness regimes before, you know. I used to run about five miles a day and I did aerobics for a while.

‘I always stayed fit because I’m a performer and all of those things help me to perform.

The Roxanne singer started practising yoga in his late thirties and has now been practising it for more than 30 years (pictured in 2003)

The Roxanne singer started practising yoga in his late thirties and has now been practising it for more than 30 years (pictured in 2003) 

‘But it wasn’t until I met Danny Paradise, who became my mentor in Yoga, that I started the practice which I feel I will stay with for the rest of my life,’ he added.

When he hit 60, he told Energy Times: ‘I perform on stage in much the same way I did when I was in my 20s or teens, and I’m doing it just as efficiently.

‘Two decades of yoga has given me two extra decades of this career. I wouldn’t be able to do it if I was out of shape,’ he added.

The singer is s dedicated to the practice and he is known to do his yoga even when away on tour.

In 2021, while on Lorraine Kelly’s ITV show, he joked his good looks were due to ‘vanity, and a little bit of discipline,’ before adding, ‘I studied yoga for 30 years. But everything becomes yoga after a while.’

On top of yoga, the singer also revealed he ‘swims every day, I like to walk, and I sing.’

The same year, he shared the secret to his washboard midriff in a TikTok video where he demonstrated his ‘perpetual crunch.’

The Message In A Bottle hitmaker, 70, lay on his back tensing and stating ‘Getting my tummy nice and hard’ as he showed off his incredible fitness.

He urged his fans to take up the Sting perpetual crunch challenge, writing: ‘You can do it.’

Sting and his wife Trudie have been together since 1982, and the couple share the same penchant for healthy living.

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