Jamie Foxx on the golf course.Photo:Jamie Foxx/Instagram; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Jamie Foxx/Instagram; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Jamie Foxxis working on his golf skills!
Six months after the actor, 55,dealt with a medical emergency, he showed off his swing in a newvideo shared on Instagram, and said he was channeling golf superstarTiger Woods.
With Foxx looking strong on the course just months after hismedical complication, the comment section was filled with various supportive messages.
Foxxopened up about his medical scare for the first timein a candidvideo shared on Instagramin July.
“I cannot even begin to tell you how far it took me and how it brought me back,” he said of his fans' support. “I went through something I thought I would never ever go through.” He also took the opportunity to dispel rumors about his health.
Jamie Foxx shares a photo of himself driving on Instagram.Jamie Foxx/Instagram
Jamie Foxx/Instagram
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Woods, Foxx’s inspiration, isworking back from medical issues of his own. The golf pro has been struggling with ongoing pain after suffering serious injuries in hisCalifornia single-car accidentin February 2021. In April, he told reporters that he is struggling with “constant” leg pain and had to withdraw from the Masters before the fourth round, having re-aggravated his plantar fasciitis.
Woodsunderwent “successful” fusion surgeryon his ankle later that month to address arthritis issues in his leg.
In September, a source told PEOPLE thatFoxx “is doing fantastic"and that his girlfriendAlyce Hucksteppis a “total sweetheart.”
source: people.com
