Derryn Hinch, 81, shares health update after accident leaves him with ‘two black eyes’ post-heart issue and skin cancer.

Veteran broadcaster Derryn Hinch has shared an update amid his ongoing health battles. 

After undergoing treatment for skin cancer and a heart issue in 2024, the 81-year-old has now revealed he suffered a fall during the Christmas break that left him needing a walker.

‘I spent Christmas Day with two black eyes,’ he explained on 10 News+ on Tuesday night.

‘I was at Linda’s [Stoner, Derryn’s partner] place and I tripped trying to get up out of a chair, and my nose hit the table.’

He added that since using a walker, which he has affectionately nicknamed ‘Johnny’ after the ordeal, it has given him renewed ‘confidence’.

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Veteran broadcaster Derryn Hinch (pictured) has shared an update amid his ongoing health battles

‘Now I have got a walker, that will speed me up and gives you incredible confidence,’ he added.

‘I say to anyone who has leg problems or balance problems – “get a walker.” Pride comes before the fall.’

Derryn also opened up about undergoing a liver transplant in 2011 after being diagnosed with aggressive cancer and advanced cirrhosis.

Admitting that he died on the operating table, Derryn brushed off criticism he faced after admitting to drinking following the transplant.

‘I got a 28-year-old’s liver, and I met his family,’ he said.

‘People criticised me because I still had my occasional glass of wine, white wine with ice in it or frozen grapes. But I thought, if I’ve got five more years to live, I want to live them well.’

Despite admitting to the occasional tipple, Derryn added that the amount he drank during his heyday was ‘effing stupid’.

‘I drank far too much,’ he said. ‘I’m glad they didn’t have mobile phones when we used to drink at the Sebel Townhouse.’

After a 2024 that saw him undergo treatment for skin cancer and a heart issue, the 81-year-old has revealed on 10News+ he suffered a fall during the Christmas break that left him needing a walker 

‘I was at Linda’s [Stoner, Derryn’s partner] place and I tripped trying to get up out of a chair and my nose hit the table. Now I have got a walker, that will speed me up and gives you incredible confidence,’ he said

It comes after Derryn revealed, in December, that he was admitted to hospital for a heart issue.

He was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, also known as an irregular heartbeat, in November and underwent electroshock therapy to reset his heart rhythm.

‘I found myself getting short of breath and I thought “this is not normal”, so I went to my doctor and had an ECG (electrocardiogram)’ he told the Herald Sun.

‘My cardiologist booked me into hospital and on Thursday they gave me an electric shock to the heart, which is pretty scary, but it worked’ he continued.

‘It put my heart back into a regular rhythm and I will just see how it improves my breathing in the weeks ahead.’

He also revealed, in June last year, that he was facing a ‘pretty serious’ skin cancer battle.

Derryn told the Herald Sun he was currently undergoing five weeks of daily radiation treatment in a bid to get rid of a melanoma on his forehead.

The cancerous spot just below his hairline was first discovered by doctors in February and he had it removed, but medics weren’t able to take out the entire area.

‘I say to anyone who has leg problems or balance problems – “get a walker.” Pride comes before the fall.’ 

Derryn also opened up about undergoing a liver transplant in 2011 after being diagnosed with aggressive cancer and advanced cirrhosis

He then visited the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre to have a further operation to remove the melanoma and he is now undergoing radiation as ‘insurance’.

‘It is not good. I have had two operations on my face and they still have to do radiation,’ he said.

‘The only good news is they looked at a spot that I was operated on about eight years ago on the other side (of his forehead) and that is clear.

‘I tick off each day and once that day is gone, it is gone. It is pretty serious but as someone once said, that’s life.’