Stan Walker has broken his silence on his personal health struggles, weeks after photos of him looking gaunt made headlines across the nation.
The former Australian Idol winner, 27, announced this Thursday that he will address recent health concerns in a feature-length documentary called Stan.
A trailer for the program aired at a Mediaworks event this week, and showed Stan with medical dressing across his stomach saying: ‘I just thank god every day that I’m alive.’
‘I just thank god every day that I’m alive’: Stan Walker has broken his silence on his personal health struggles, weeks after photos of him looking gaunt made headlines across the nation
The program will document the last nine months of Stan’s life, with special focus upon his secret health scares.
The New Zealand Herald reported on Thursday that the publication believes Stan has ‘had his stomach removed’, but the singer has so far remained silent on the nature of his ailments.
It comes after Fairfax Media reported the star had inherited a rare cancer-causing gene mutation called CDH1.
Watch this space: On Wednesday this week, Stan alluded to his health woes on Instagram, posting the message: ‘Soon I will show you guys whats really been happening’
The condition has reportedly taken the lives of more than 25 of his family members.
Stan will air in New Zealand on Three in March.
On Wednesday this week, Stan alluded to his health woes on Instagram, posting the message: ‘Soon I will show you guys whats really been happening’.
The statement was accompanied by a close-up black-and-white photo of Stan.
The lengthy caption gave vague details of the emotional journey Stan has been on over the last nine months.
Horse’s mouth: ‘I have stayed quiet for a while, I’ve sat back and let many people talk. I’ve watched assumptions be turned into facts. But soon I will show you guys whats really been happening,’ he wrote in an exhaustive Instagram post
‘I have stayed quiet for a while, I’ve sat back and let many people talk. I’ve watched assumptions be turned into facts’ he wrote.
Stan also teased that there would be a flurry of activity from him before too long.
‘What I will say now is that I have a lot to share with you all & I have something special to show you soon. This thing we call life has taken me to places I would never have expected’ (sic) he wrote.
Healthy: Last month, Stan responded to photos that emerged showing the singer looking almost unrecognisable
Stan finished the post with a telling: ‘Whatever you may have heard, I’m telling you now, you STILL know nothing! I will share with you all very soon what has been happening… until then, if it does not come from me, then it ain’t a thing.’
Last month, Stan responded to photos that emerged showing the singer looking almost unrecognisable.
Concerned fans used the opportunity to check-up on the singer’s health with many using the comments section to ask Stan if he was ‘feeling OK’.
Struggle? After the pictures of Stan emerged showing him looking gaunt, management for the hitmaker told Newshub that he was battling a undisclosed health issue
After the pictures of Stan made headlines, management for the hitmaker told Newshub that he was battling a undisclosed health issue.
‘He has had some challenges healthwise but he will be back and working towards a new single release in March,’ Stan’s management told the publication.
Stan took to Instagram to share an image with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
‘You’re an inspiration to many, and so many need a kind soul to help guide the future towards goodness. Make sure and take care of yourself too, quite a task you’ve accepted, one fan commented on the image.
Well wishes: Stan’s fans also issued concern after he recently shared a photo posing with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern