THE TODAY Show co-host Al Roker has fans worried after he posts a video about his medical struggles.
The meteorologist talked about possibly having surgery on his knee and fans fear he is retiring.
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Al took to his Instagram on Saturday to update his followers about his health.
“I’ve been on vacation for a few weeks, then back to work,” he said as he walked down a street in New York.
Wearing a baseball cap and Oswego state shirt, the 68-year-old continued: “But also, I kind of tweaked my knee a little bit on vacation, so I had to lay off walking a bit.”
“Uh, I got x-rays and everything like that and the doc said, probably in the next six month to a year have my left knee, which was replaced about 18 years ago, re-replaced.”
He let Today Show fans know that he can still walk and doing things, but he is still nursing it and walking a bit slower.
“Don’t overdo it. Do what you can and don’t go crazy,” he encouraged his followers.
Al then teased at the end that there is a big announcement coming up that is “very amusing” and fans should “stay tuned.”
He would reveal more around the beginning of October.
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Fans wished him well in the comments after some thought he retired from the show.
TAKING TIME OFF
The fears first came when Al returned to the show and then was suddenly gone from the show.
Al co-hosted the show on Labor Day, but apparently didn’t stay long as he posted pictures from Europe the next day.
The next day, he and his wife, Deborah, went to Istanbul, where they visited the Four Seasons Hotel at Sultanahmet.
He posted a photo of the outside of the hotel and one of him and Deborah standing outside of it.
The 68-year-old captioned the post: “We were in #istanbul at the @fssultanahmet which was a former prison. We had great cell service.”
The same day, the couple traveled to Italy on the Venice Simplon-Orient Express.
Al posted pictures of them getting on the train and photos of the inside- which included a full cabin to themselves, with a dining table, lamps, luggage storage, and more.
“A #bucketlist trip to ride the @vsoetrain,” the TODAY Show host captioned the post.
During their time in Venice, Al ran into one of his favorite authors, Amor Towles and his wife.
They ate a meal together and appeared to get along really well.
The next day, Al and Deborah spent “24 hours in Budapest,” where they saw a couple getting married, ate delicious food, visited landmarks, explored an art museum, and saw the sunset.
They then got back onto the Orient Express to continue their adventures.
On Thursday, Al and his wife spent some time on the train before visiting Paris.
They once again enjoyed a meal, got dressed up, listened to live music, and snapped selfies with friends.
‘DID YOU RETIRE?’
Due to his sudden vacation and multiple times away from the show, fans feared that Al retired.
On one of his Instagram posts, a fan asked: “Did you retire? Haven’t seen you on The TODAY Show for several weeks now.”
To that another fan replied: “He and his wife are just enjoying some R&R.”
“How wonderful— can’t wait to see you on Today to hear more about this adventure! Missing you!” said a third.
“Al have a great vacation but I miss my fav weather person,” commented one follower.
“Come back. We miss you!” wrote a TODAY Show viewer.
Another added: “Spectacular trip of a lifetime -well deserved!!! Enjoy every minute! We miss you on The Today Show.”
Al hosted the show this past week, but took some time out of his weekend to take care of his health.
He dropped over 100 pounds in the last few years and after having gastric bypass surgery in 2002.
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