Wayne Lineker sported two black eyes and a bandaged head in an Instagram snap after undergoing secret cosmetic surgery recently.
The former TOWIE cast member, 59, had a swollen face in the picture which he told his followers had been taken two weeks ago.
Celebs Go Dating star Wayne had sticky strips across his eyelids but he insists he now looks ‘fire’.
New look: Wayne Lineker, 59, sported two black eyes and a bandaged head in an Instagram snap after undergoing secret cosmetic surgery recently
He wrote: ‘Me 2 weeks ago!! But I look fire now. Summer ready ocean ready.’
He added: ‘I’m ok with it and it’s the world we live in.
‘Some people use filters some people have surgery and some people sit on the sofa at 60 remote control in one hand a pizza in the other watching soaps. It don’t matter. Just be happy.’
Changing faces: The former TOWIE cast member said the picture was taken two weeks ago an insists he now looks ‘fire’
Wayne has been enjoying some time in the sun in Dubai with his famous friend Calum Best, 40, since his recovery, with the club owner posting pictures on social media.
The pair could be seen enjoying a drink together this week as they sat in front of a white sandy beach with the azure water gently lapping the shore behind them.
Wayne was previously in hospital in December when he underwent surgery for a partial knee replacement.
Guy pals: Wayne has been enjoying some time in the sun in Dubai with his famous friend Calum Best, 40, since his recovery
Famous friends: The pair could be seen enjoying a drink together after meeting up in the desert city
The entrepreneur took to Instagram from his hospital bed in London as he began his recovery from his ‘successful’ surgery.
He appeared to be in good spirits as he joked that he is now a ‘bionic man’ and was ready to get back to his usual partying antics.
Posting the video he wrote: ‘High as a kite!! New titanium knee to go with my titanium shoulder’
‘I’m absolutely high as a kite!’: Wayne joked that he was ready for a night out following his successful partial knee replacement in December
Speaking to the camera he said said that the operation was a success as he cracked a few jokes to the staff.
The reality star said: ‘I’ve just checked and my leg is still there so it’s all good, I think it was successful.
‘They [hospital staff] said ‘how do you feel?’ and I said I said ‘I’m buzzin’ I feel like I just wanna go out!”
He added that he asked for a ‘vodka redbull’ but settled on a hot chocolate after being denied his request.
He continued: ‘I might come back next week and get the other knee done, it’s great in here. I’m absolutely high as a kite!’
This comes following his shoulder surgery in January last year after he left doctors baffled with the extent of the ‘traumatic’ injury following a night out in Ibiza.
Wayne joked that it may be time to ‘slow down’ as he struggled to remember how he sustained the injury but vowed to be back to his feet in no time after six weeks of rehabilitation.
Ouch! It came after his shoulder surgery in January after he left doctors baffled with the extent of the ‘traumatic’ injury following a night out in Ibiza
