Christie Brinkley says having a hip replacement was “really depressing”

And now, Christie has explained the operation made her feel “old”, and left her upset at the thought of getting older.

She said: "I started feeling like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is how you get old’.

"It was really depressing so I thought, you know what, I'm going to start to whittle away at it. I'm going to do whatever it takes. I'm going to start to whittle away at this and I thought the hip is what scares me the most. Let me check in on the hip."

But after having the surgery, Christie couldn’t be happier with the difference it has made to her life.

Offering her advice to anyone else who is putting off medical care, she told the ‘Dr. Oz Show’: "I tell you for people at home, go speak to the doctors. Find out what they can do for you. You know the more you learn about it the less afraid you will be and don't be afraid because you know what these surgeries can do now. The way they have perfected them is really amazing."

The beauty’s comments come after she previously marked her birthday in January by revealing the huge difference her hip surgery had made.

She wrote on Instagram at the time: "I am overjoyed to be able to move my body again. I am getting stronger every day, and I like think I'm ready for anything ... a hike, swim dive, paddle, ride, ski and even a big piece of birthday cake! Hey I can work it off! (sic)”