Andie MacDowell He opens up about his diagnosis with Piriformis Syndrome.
the Four weddings and a funeral The actress, 66, participated in the Thursday, January 23, episode of The Drew Barrymore Show How she feared she would need a hip replacement after experiencing “shooting (pain) down my leg.”
McDowell continued to share details about living with Piriformis Syndrome, which affects the Piriformis muscle and can also compress the sciatic nerve, leading to pain in the buttocks and leg.
the maid The actress shared with the host Drew Barrymore That she experienced pain while riding her Peloton bike “like a crazy person.”
“I ended up with bad knees and a bad hip and…I thought I was literally falling apart, like I had to get new pieces,” she said via USA Today. “But the good news is my chops are fine. My knees are fine except for the old age. I'm working hard now. I'm doing PT. I'm not herniating.”
McDowell added, “Thank God my hips are fine. I have to work on my little bottom and hips. I have to work on my bottom and I work on my hip. I just do it every day. And it doesn't hurt anymore. It's a miracle. It really is.” “
The actress also opened up about finding her independence in her late 60s, and the advice she received from her daughter, an actress Margaret Qualley30. (McDowell also shares a daughter Rene35, and his son Justin38, with an ex-husband Paul Mim.)
“Once my kids left, I felt this huge void in my life because they were so important to me,” McDowell said. “Margaret was really telling me that I was supposed to be having the time of my life, but I wasn't.”
the Groundhog Day Starr has since moved from Hollywood to South Carolina and said she is “happier now than I have been in a long time.”
“I'm having the time of my life right now,” McDowell said. “It's really good.”
In December, McDowell's daughter, Renee, She welcomed her first child With a partner Anthony Watson.
“12/10/24 at 2:21am ✨ 1 week in the world,” she captioned Instagram After sharing a photo of her new son.
In September, Rennie It was said exclusively US Weekly How her sister, Margaret, threw a surprise baby shower.
“(Margaret) is so excited,” Ray gushed. “She was in town just a couple of days ago to premiere the material, which is amazing, and she threw me a surprise shower. I knew it was happening, but I didn't know any of the details, so she threw it for me and gave this really heartfelt speech.”
Justin, who lives in Montana, also attended the rally.
“He came in for (the bathroom) and they were both really excited,” Rennie added. “He's got a two-year-old already, (but) they're both very excited for me.”