Pink shares hopeful New Year message from hospital bed after surgery

Pop superstar Pink has ushered in 2026 from a hospital bed after undergoing neck surgery.

The musician, famed for her daring aerial acrobatics during live shows, revealed she had received “two new shiny discs in my neck” and quipped that “Rock ‘n’ roll is a contact sport”.

The singer – real name Alecia Hart – shared the update in a New Year’s message with her Instagram followers.

She posted a photo of herself in a hospital gown, complete with a large neck dressing.

“I want to say Happy New Year’s to everyone. I am so happy to say goodbye to the snake year and welcome in the horse. I am leaving behind all of my hurt in 2025,” she wrote.

”This year was a doozy for all of us and it ran the spectrum from absolutely devastating to mildly annoying. In amongst all of that, there was so much beauty.”

She added: “I’ve realized dreams this year, as well as nightmares. And I end the year giving reverence to, paying attention to, and to fixing my body.

“It may not be a fancy Face lift, but I am getting two new shiny discs in my neck.

“A new scar, a new reminder, that I appreciate this vessel that I have and use it for all it’s worth.

“Rock ‘n’ roll is a contact sport. And as I sit here by myself on New Year’s Eve in a hospital room while my family is happily snowboarding- I know that 2026 is going to be better because that is the choice that I have made.”

She added: “I hope and pray every person can make that wish, have that choice. I know that isn’t a reality for some.

“I will work this year to help preserve the choices of others to make for themselves and their families and this very pursuit of happiness.

“Let’s do better for ourselves and for others. Let’s not be afraid to take care of ourselves and others.

“I choose joy and I leave behind the hurt. I’m going to choose positive thoughts over negative ones.

“And I’m going to rage against the dying of the light. I’m going to reclaim my wild. And I’m going to keep searching for the light, even as I experience the darkness.”

Pink is an outspoken advocate for many causes, including women’s health and reproductive rights, and has discussed the antisemitism she has faced in her life.

She has two children, daughter Willow and son Jameson, with husband Carey Hart.