Pink's Health Struggles Over the Years: New Year's Hospital Stay and More

Between her powerful voice and her impressive aerial stunts, Pink is a force to be reckoned with - but offstage, she's faced her share of health battles.

The "Who Knew" singer canceled two performances in Tacoma, Washington in October 2023, citing "family medical issues" that needed her "immediate attention" via an Instagram statement.

Pink (whose real name is Alecia Moore) didn't specify what the situation was, but days later she postponed two additional shows in Vancouver, Canada, due to a respiratory infection.

"My doctor has advised that I am unable to perform at the Vancouver shows on Friday and Saturday," she wrote via Instagram.

Keep scrolling for a look back at Pink's health struggles over the years:

April 2020

The "So What" musician opened up about her ongoing recovery from hip surgery.

"It was a brutal first week full of tears and pain med depression, ulcers from meds and constant fevers," Pink wrote via Instagram before thanking her husband for taking good care of her. "He brought me coffee in the shower, lugged around my 100 pound CPM contraptions everywhere I went, dried my tears, cooked me oatmeal, kept track of my meds, got me my phone charger, plugged in my compression machines, took my temp, made the bed, and talked me off the ledge."

Pink added that it was "humbling for a very independent person like myself to be rendered physically unable and dependent," but said she was "learning the gift of accepting help."

May 2022

In addition to sharing updates about her physical well-being, Pink has also been candid about her mental health.

"I used to get pretty awful panic attacks and I didn't know what was happening. I didn't have anybody to talk to about it and I didn't know what to do," she shared in an Instagram video. "I would feel like I was having strokes, like, stroke symptoms, it was terrifying."

The performer noted that after "a number of EKGs" showed that there was nothing physically wrong with her, she began bolstering her "spiritual toolbox" to deal with the panic attacks.

"I started seeing a therapist, and then I started doing all these things," she said, mentioning "full moon ceremonies for women only" and meditation. "I started learning all these steps on how to take care of myself. I'd never been taught how to take care of myself."

February 2023

Pink looked back on the near-fatal overdose she had at age 16.

"Thanksgiving of 1995, I was at a rave and I overdosed," she recalled during a 60 Minutes interview. "I was on - oh, boy - ecstasy, angel dust, crystal, all kinds of things."

The pop star shared that the experience convinced her to stop doing drugs. "Then I was out," she said. "Done. Too much."

Pink also opened up about the circumstances that led to her going "off the rails" as a teenager.

"Basically, I grew up in a house where every day my parents were screaming at each other, throwing things, they hated each other, and then I got into drugs," she explained. "I was selling drugs. And then I was kicked out of the house. I dropped out of high school."

July 2024

Pink made headlines when she abruptly canceled a concert. She hinted that the reason was her health but didn't specify what happened.

"I am so sorry that I have had to cancel my show in Bern this Wednesday," she wrote via social media in July 2024. "I do everything I can to ensure I can perform for you every night, but after consultation with my doctor and exploring all options available, I've been advised that I'm unable to continue with the show tomorrow."

Alongside the message, Pink shared a black-and-white photo of herself on stage. "I was looking forward to being with you and making memories with you and sharing our show with you and am so disappointed that we have to cancel," she concluded. "Sending love and health to you all, and I really hope to see you again soon. P!nk xoxo."

December 2025

Pink gave fans a glimpse of how she celebrated New Year's Eve by sharing a selfie from a hospital bed. "I am leaving behind all of my hurt in 2025. This year was a doozy for all of us and it ran the spectrum from absolutely devastating to mildly annoying," she wrote.

While reflecting on the year ahead, Pink shared that "paying attention to" her body was a main goal.

"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," she added. "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."

US Weekly

This story was originally published January 1, 2026 at 7:41 AM.