“Before we go any further, last week I passed on two shows and I’ll tell you why,” he explained at his June 2 concert in a video shared by @jasc24. “I had this awful f–king sinus infection. I should’ve gone to the hospital but I didn’t.”
And he elaborated on how serious the infection was, adding, “I couldn’t hear a thing. When you’ve got your ears blocked up, it ruins your equilibrium.”
John Medina/Getty ImagesAlthough the illness was out of his control, he did express his regrets over missing the shows, which were part of the first leg of his Rod Stewart: The Encore Shows residency that ran from May 27 to June 6. The residency, which takes place at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, will pick back up on Aug. 18 until Aug. 29.
“My apologies to my family of fans,” he said in a statement to the Las Vegas Review Journal on May 29. “I am on vocal rest as I recover from a sinus infection. I look forward to seeing you at a future show at Caesars Palace or on tour this summer.”
Read on to see how other celebs have navigated major health scares…
Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesBrianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia’s Ovarian Cyst
In May 2026, the BFFs podcaster underwent emergency surgery after doctors discovered a large ovarian cyst that had been twisting her organs and causing internal bleeding.
“There was a half a liter of blood in my pelvic floor,” Brianna shared in a TikTok video after the operation. “I have five incisions all over my stomach. They went in through my belly button with a camera so they could find all the blood.”
Jason Mendez/Getty ImagesNikki Garcia’s Breast Implant Injury
The Total Bellas alum revealed that one of her breast implants shifted after an elbow slam from fellow WWE star Piper Niven during a July 2025 wrestling match.
“It’s OK,” she told sister Bella Garcia at the time. “We’re going to get it fixed one day. I told the doctor, I go, ‘Newly divorced, so the minute the boots are hung up, I’m going to come back to you and we’re going to make these girls look real good, because these girls are going to get some action in the future and that can’t look like that.'”
Jason LaVeris/WireImageLupita Nyong’o’s Uterine Fibroids
The 12 Years a Slave star was diagnosed with uterine fibroids—non-cancerous growths that develop in or around the uterus—in 2014, the same year she won an Oscar for performance in the movie.
However, it wasn’t until 2025 when she disclosed her diagnosis, writing on Instagram that she had been “suffering in silence” for more than a decade.
“When we reach puberty, we’re taught periods mean pain, and that pain is simply part of being a woman,” she shared. “We’re struggling alone with something that affects us most.”
