He’s the much-loved media personality, that announced in August he has advanced heart disease.
And on Saturday, Andrew Denton looked to be on the mend after undergoing bypass surgery.
The 57-year-old appeared happy and healthy as he attended Lisa Wilkinson and Peter FitzSimons’ vow renewal at The Bathers’ Pavilion at Sydney’s Balmoral Beach.
Road to recovery: Andrew Denton, 57, looked happy and on the mend after undergoing heart surgery, as he attended Lisa Wilkinson and Peter FitzSimons’ vow renewal at The Bathers’ Pavilion at Sydney’s Balmoral Beach
Andrew wore smart attire for the occasion, sporting a crisp white button-up shirt, a tailored black suit and dress shoes.
Exiting the exclusive venue with friends, the veteran journalist appeared in good spirits.
Andrew formed part of the intimate guest list, celebrating Lisa Wilkinson’s 25 years of marriage with Peter FitzSimons.
Exclusive event: The veteran journalist formed part of the intimate guest list, celebrating Lisa Wilkinson’s 25 years of marriage with Peter FitzSimons
Stunning: Lisa looked beautiful in an embellished white Pallas Couture gown, that costs a whopping $12,000
Luxe addition: The Today show host accessorised with metallic Louis Vuitton stilettos
Lisa stunned in an off-the-shoulder Pallas Couture white dress, worth $12,000, accessorised with metallic Louis Vuitton stilettos, and looked radiant while surrounded by close family and friends.
Meanwhile, Andrew’s sighting marks just two months following the announcement that he has advanced heart disease and would require bypass surgery.
The news was made public by the reporter’s own charity, Go Gentle Australia, that campaigns to legalise euthanasia.
Announcement: Andrew’s sighting marks just two months following the announcement that he has advanced heart disease and would require bypass surgery. The news was made public by the reporter’s own charity, Go Gentle Australia, that campaigns to legalise euthanasia
Go Gentle released a statement at the time, maintaining that Andrew feels ‘very fortunate’ to have discovered his condition before ‘something more serious happened.’
The organisation went on to say Andrew ‘knows that he is in very good hands, and looks forward to a life of rude good health on the other side of surgery.’
The Gold Logie-nominated television presenter founded Go Gentle in 2016, after watching his father Kit die a slow and painful death from heart failure in 1997.
Andrew made it his duty to work towards legalising euthanasia.
Mission: The Gold Logie-nominated television presenter founded Go Gentle in 2016, after watching his father Kit die a slow and painful death from heart failure in 1997. Andrew made it his duty to work towards legalising euthanasia