Overview
- In a BBC Two special with Zoe Ball, Collins says the long-term effects of a 2007 spinal injury persist, with five knee operations leaving him able to walk only with aids.
- He reports kidney damage and says he contracted COVID while hospitalized, describing multiple setbacks converging at once.
- Collins marks two years of sobriety and acknowledges past alcohol misuse contributed to his renal problems.
- He says he spent months in the hospital and now receives 24-hour in-home care to ensure he takes his medications correctly.
- Rumors in 2025 that he was in palliative care were denied, with reporting at the time confirming a hospital stay for knee surgery.