Kris Smith has revealed the shocking scars he received after knee surgery.
The footballer-turned-model, 46, took to his Instagram Stories on Thursday to share the results with his 148k followers.
The presenter’s muscular legs were on show, as he wore white shorts and socks, with scars running down the middle of both of them.
In the caption to the image, the British-Australian model wrote, ‘Available for shorts modelling,’ followed by an emoji of a man smacking his own face.
‘Play RL, they say. It’s good for you, they say,’ he added.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Kris for comment.
The media personality began his career as a rugby league player, signing with Leeds at the age of 15 and going on to represent Great Britain against France and a number of other leading UK clubs.
However, the hunky Myer ambassador left the sport behind due to injury.
Kris Smith has revealed the shocking scars he received after knee surgery. Pictured
The footballer-turned-model, 46, took to his Instagram Stories on Thursday to share the results with his 148k followers
At 17, the athlete had his first knee surgery, and has undergone at least 11 further procedures.
Kris also suffered from painful osteoarthritis in his knees which required even more treatment.
In 2017, he told the Daily Telegraph, ‘I don’t remember my knees being anything but painful every day.’
‘I don’t remember being able to squat down on my haunches or sit on my heels. My flexibility is really bad, I don’t get full extension. I’ve not been able to run for 10 years so I do lots of walking.’
At 17, the athlete-turned-model had his first knee surgery, and has undergone at least 11 further procedures
At the time, Kris detailed the reconstructive surgery he would have that produced the scars on display in his Instagram Stories.
‘They’ll saw the bones off either side of the knee and put titanium knees in. I am not scared of it but the problem is at the minute they give you a lifespan so those knees will last potentially eight or 10 years and they’ll have to do it again,’ he said.
Originally hailing from Manchester, Kris Smith came to Australia in 2008 after leaving behind his rugby league career.
Kris proposed to his longtime partner Sarah Bouzaleris in December 2020, and they wed two years later.
The couple share two daughters, Frankie, four, and Mila Elle, five.
Myer ambassador Kris is also father to son Ethan, 13, who he shares with ex-partner Dannii Minogue, 52.
Kris proposed to his longtime partner Sarah Bouzaleris in December 2020, and they wed two years later. Both pictured
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