Singer Rod Stewart, 81, is recovering after undergoing a heart operation, according to updates from his wife, Penny Lancaster. She says Stewart will come back “stronger than ever” and describes the recovery as giving him “a new lease of life.”

The outlets also note that Stewart has scaled back his appearances this year, with his tour in the US and Mexico cut short. The interruption is described as affecting planned dates that were expected to run into September. While the sources focus on Lancaster’s positive message about his condition, they do not provide additional medical details or a specific timeline for his return.

Overall reporting centers on Lancaster’s public comments about Stewart’s recovery and the tour disruption linked to his health, with no outlet offering differing assessments of his operation itself. The shared emphasis remains on his return to performance and his current recovery phase.