Barry Humphries

Australian entertainer Barry Humphries , best known for his comic character Dame Edna Everage, is being treated in hospital, His Family have said.

The Comedian , 89, had hip surgery last month after a Fall In February, and was readmitted following complications,

His Family said he was " in hospital receiving treatment for health issues".

They said he thanked " everybody for the support and good wishes he has received but would like more and more".

In a statement to The Paper , they added: " He would also like to thank the wonderful doctors, nurses and staff at St Vincent's Hospital. "

His wife Lizzie Spender was quoted by the publication as saying he was " fine".

Broadcaster on Saturday to say he had visited the " legendary" Humphries, who He Said had been having treatment " for months".

" As always he had me in stitches even though he's been undergoing various treatments for months in hospital, " Neil wrote. " I Am in awe of his courage. And, of course, his humour, which is irrepressible, even in adversity. "

Humphries' most famous creation became a hit in the UK in the 1970s and landed her own TV Chat Show , The Dame Edna Everage Experience, in the late 1980s.

Famed for her lilac-rinsed hair and flamboyant glasses, she was often heard greeting audiences with the catchphrase: " Hello, Possums! "

His other popular characters On Stage and screen include the lecherous drunk Australian cultural attaché Sir Les Patterson, and the more grandfatherly Sandy Stone .

He Said of Stone in 2016 that he could " finally feel myself turning into him".

The Actor , author, director and scriptwriter, who is also a keen landscape painter, announced a farewell tour for his satirical one-man Stage Show in 2012.

Source of news: bbc.com