Telly presenter Eamonn Holmes is urging Liam Gallagher to shake a leg and get a hip operation.
The GB News star, 62, said his biggest regret is waiting 30 years for one.
He egged the rocker on after the Oasis icon, 49, admitted he felt embarrassed because of the “stigma” attached to the procedure.
But Eamonn told him: "Don’t look back in anger, Liam, just get it done.
"I understand his fears, he doesn’t want to come off as 'old' before his time.
"Getting it done now would put him ahead of the curve. It’s like an F1 pitstop, put new tyres on and off you go, good as new."
He added: "I refused that same operation for three decades, believing that grimacing through the agony was far less embarrassing than having surgery associated with 75-year-olds.
"Honestly? Waiting was the worst decision I ever made.
"After having both of mine replaced seven years ago, aged 55, I haven’t had a single regret: in fact, it’s been life-changing."
The Wonderwall singer was diagnosed with arthritis three years ago and needs a double hip replacement.
He can no longer go running and has to have herbal sleeping pills to get a kip at night.
But the stubborn star is refusing to go under the knife and said he would rather have his girlfriend Debbie push him around in a wheelchair.
Liam told Mojo magazine: "My hips are f***ed, I’ve got arthritis, bad.
"I went to get it checked out and my bones are mashed up. The lady was going, ‘Oh, you might need a hip operation, a replacement’.
""I think I’d rather just be in pain. Which is ridiculous, obviously. I know that. Just get them fixed.
"But it’s the stigma, saying you’ve had your hips replaced. What’s next?"
The star will battle his pain to perform a one-off gig for a homeless shelter next week.
He will be on stage next week at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall, raising cash for Nightsafe, which helps young people on the streets.
The charity said on Twitter, “We keep pinching ourselves”, adding they were "very thankful".
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