Rick Springfield, 73, shares how he stays in such great shape... over 40 years after his hit song Je

Publish date: 2024-07-01

Iconic singer Rick Springfield still looks great over 40 years after his song Jessie's Girl became a radio sensation in 1980.

The star now says he works out 'every day' and follows a pescatarian diet to maintain his 'sex symbol' status at 73.

The self-confessed sex-obsessed singer tried going vegan but admitted it made him look like 'hell.'

So he decided to add fish back into his diet, and he insists he's never looked better.

Asked what the secret to staying 'sexy' in his seventies is, the musician, who often performs topless, told the new issue of People magazine: 'I work out every day.'

Ripped! Iconic singer Rick Springfield still looks great over 40 years after his song Jessie's Girl became a radio sensation in 1980. The star now says he works out 'every day' and follows a pescatarian diet to maintain his 'sex symbol' status at 73

Ripped! Iconic singer Rick Springfield still looks great over 40 years after his song Jessie's Girl became a radio sensation in 1980. The star now says he works out 'every day' and follows a pescatarian diet to maintain his 'sex symbol' status at 73

His back story: The self-confessed sex-obsessed singer tried going vegan but admitted it made him look like 'hell.' So he decided to add fish back into his diet, and he insists he's never looked better

His back story: The self-confessed sex-obsessed singer tried going vegan but admitted it made him look like 'hell.' So he decided to add fish back into his diet, and he insists he's never looked better

His routine: Asked what the secret to staying 'sexy' in his seventies is, the musician, who often performs topless, told the new issue of People magazine: 'I work out every day'

His routine: Asked what the secret to staying 'sexy' in his seventies is, the musician, who often performs topless, told the new issue of People magazine: 'I work out every day'

'I just got a trainer, and I've been working out with him. Basically, I watch what I eat, and I try and stay active.'

On ditching veganism, the Affair Of The Heart crooner added: 'I tried being a vegan, and it made me feel great, but I looked like hell.

'A friend of mine came up to me and said, "Are you OK?" I got so thin. So I had to put fish back in [for protein].'

Rick's upcoming album, Automatic, his first in five years, is all about 'sex, God and Death'.

He told USA Today about the song Come Said the Girl: 'That one is all about sex, obviously.

'This album is about my three favorite things – God, sex and death. That's basically what I've written about the last 10 years. 

'I'm still searching for God, interested in sex and curious about death.'

The former Zoot guitarist - who has been married to the mother of his two children, Barbara Porter, since 1984 - often has fans throw their undergarments at him on stage.

His body: Showing off his chest as he plays electric guitar at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic in New Jersey, in 1981

His body: Showing off his chest as he plays electric guitar at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic in New Jersey, in 1981

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But he's rather have than the beer cans that were pelted at him in his native Australia.

He previously told E! News: 'We used to have a huge collection of bras and underwear but I grew up in Australia playing the pubs, so I've had beer cans, full beer cans, thrown at me. 

'There were no bouncers or anything in the late 60s or 1970s. So you had a mic stand or a guitar to protect you!'

Rick was born Richard Lewis Springthorpe in Australia. He is known professionally as Rick Springfield, who works as a musician and actor. 

Still a hottie: Rick at  the Engine Co. No. 28's 110th anniversary celebration at Engine Co. No. 28 on July 24 in Los Angeles

Still a hottie: Rick at  the Engine Co. No. 28's 110th anniversary celebration at Engine Co. No. 28 on July 24 in Los Angeles

His special lady: Seen with Barbara Porter - his wife since 1984 - at the New York premiere of Ricki And The Flash at AMC Lincoln Square Theater in 2015 in New York City

His special lady: Seen with Barbara Porter - his wife since 1984 - at the New York premiere of Ricki And The Flash at AMC Lincoln Square Theater in 2015 in New York City

He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971.

Then the crooner started his solo career with his debut single, Speak to the Sky, which reached the top 10 in Australia in mid-1972.

His biggest hit came in 1980 with the catchy pop tune Jessie's Girl.

His acting resume is impressive as well.

Rick was on the daytime soap opera General Hospital for many years.

More recently he was on Californication, The Goldbergs and True Detective.

In 2015 he gave a stunning performance as Greg, Meryl Streep's rocker boyfriend, in Ricki And The Flash.

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