Janet Street Porter is recovering at home after undergoing a knee replacement surgery this week.
The Loose Women panellist announced last week that she would be taking a couple of weeks off the show to focus on her health.
Janet, 71, took to Twitter on Thursday to let fans know she’s had the surgery and, despite only having the op on Monday, she’s already “up walking”!
I am up walking! Helped by sneaky tin of g and t yesterday, trying to ‘flush out’ residual painkillers ha ha x
— Janet Street-Porter (@The_Real_JSP) 12 July 2018
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She wrote: “I am up walking! Helped by sneaky tin of g and t yesterday, trying to ‘flush out’ residual painkillers ha ha (sic).”
Of course, fans were delighted to hear she’s on the mend and wished her a speedy recovery.
One person said: “Glad to hear you are on the road to recovery,” while another wrote: “Good on ya, Janet! Hope you are up and about very soon.”
A third quipped: “Don’t be getting drunk on g and t and falling over.”
The official Loose Women Twitter account also tweeted their delight.
They said: “Good to hear our Janet is on the mend!”
Good to hear our Janet is on the mend! 👏👏👏 https://t.co/grKbcKelCA
— Loose Women (@loosewomen) 12 July 2018
Last week, Janet opened up about her nerves ahead of the operation during an installment of the daytime show.
She said: “I’m going off, and I’ve got to say these words and I’m not happy about it, I’ve got to have a knee replacement.
“My left knee is completely and utterly worn out. It’s largely worn out because I’ve spent my entire life walking, playing tennis, keeping fit and swimming.”
Janet revealed a year ago, she was supposed to have an operation but she didn’t want to take time off Loose Women.
The star continued: “I’ve only ever had a serious operation once which was when I broke my leg climbing in the Highlands and then I drove myself to the hospital.”
She admitted: “I am nervous actually. When I broke my ankle I was just carrying on with life as normal.
“Now, I know I’ve got to take two weeks off to rehabilitate my knee.
Her fellow panellists then surprised Janet with a leaving gift, including a Poldark cushion, a framed picture of the Loose Women panel and her beloved Wonder Woman fancy dress outfit.
On Monday – the day of Janet’s op – the panellists sent her a message of support.
Coleen Nolan said: “Janet goes into hospital today for her knee operation. We just want to say best of luck to you, Janet.
We’re wishing our Janet a speedy recovery from her knee operation! pic.twitter.com/saHMx96Twe
— Loose Women (@loosewomen) 10 July 2018
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“We are missing you and we wish you a speedy recovery. We can’t wait to see you back.”
They then revealed how quiet it is not having Janet on the show.
Coleen added: “I do miss her when she’s not here.”
Stacey Solomon said: “It’s really quiet!”
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