O Beach Ibiza owner Wayne Lineker, the brother of former England striker Gary Lineker, says he has a long recovery ahead
11:56, 01 Dec 2025
Wayne Lineker(Image: E4)
Wayne Lineker, the owner of O Beach, is ‘unable to walk’ after being admitted to hospital. The 63-year-old revealed that he is battling ‘extremely dangerous’ pneumonia and was intitally put into the intensive care unit.
The brother of football legend Gary Lineker shared his frightening ordeal with fans on Instagram over the weekend, as reported by the Mirror.
He initially believed he had contracted COVID-19, then feared a heart attack due to the severe pain. Medical professionals later diagnosed the star with pneumonia.
He disclosed that he will need several months of rehabilitation and physiotherapy as he is unable to walk, but assured fans he is now on the path to recovery.
The NHS defines pneumonia as inflammation of the lungs, typically caused by an infection.
Most individuals recover within two to four weeks, however, infants, the elderly, and those with heart or lung conditions are at risk of serious illness and may require hospital treatment.
Wayne Lineker(Image: ITV)
In his post, Wayne wrote: ‘Hello, my beautiful friends… I did not want to announce this because I know how much love I would receive and I always feel extremely guilty not being able to reply to everyone.
“So two weeks ago I caught a flight from Mauritius to Dubai as I needed to be there for the one year anniversary party. While I was on that flight, I believe I caught a very bad infection.
“What I thought at the time was Covid, it completely knocked me out and I just wanted to get home. I flew home on the Friday and went straight home and rested.
“3am in the morning I woke from my bed and could not walk at that time.”
Wayne Lineker(Image: Channel 4)
The star continued: “I thought I was having a heart attack so called my daughter Tia and she was in great despair and called her mum who came round to my house, and me in an ambulance to the hospital where I was diagnosed with chronic pneumonia and admitted to intensive care where I spent 10 days.
“‘Now have been moved to a respiratory ward, it’s only now that I feel confident enough in my recovery that I can let everyone know I have been speaking and having visits from my family and close friends.”
He went on to explain how catching the virus at his age brings a lot of dangers. “I am still in hospital but out of the danger zone and intensive care,” he said.
“I still cannot walk at all and have around two months rehabilitation and physio ahead of me.”
