“My ageing appearance is for movie character” – Jackie Chan reveals

70 year old movie star, Jackie Chan has spoken out regarding speculation about his health, after some fans voiced their concern. The actor celebrated his 70th birthday on Sunday, April 7 and and shared a glimpse from different film sets over the years on his Instagram page, explaining his shock at the milestone age.

“Not so long ago, a lot of friends saw some recent photos of me on the internet, and they were all concerned about my health,” the star told his 6.2m followers on Instagram.

“I want to take this opportunity to let everyone know, don’t worry! It’s just a character appearance for my latest movie. The character requires me to have white hair, white beard and look old.

“Over the years, I’ve always been willing to try new things for a movie, no matter if it’s a challenging stunt or a breakthrough appearance for a character.”

In his post, he said he had cherished “every moment” of his 62 years in the entertainment industry and also spoke about turning 70, saying: “I’m 70 years old already?

“After recovering from the shock, the second thing that would come to my mind is a saying that my big brother, Sammo Hung, once said: ‘Being able to grow old is a fortunate thing’.

“Especially for us stunt people, we don’t know how lucky we are to be able to grow old.”