Years of on-stage gyrating may have finally caught up with forty-nine year old Prince. The pint-sized powerhouse will soon undergo a secret hip replacement surgery to avoid possible paralysis, according to a new tabloid report.

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NOTW reports….The Purple Rain singer will have the ball and socket of his damaged hip taken out and titanium replacements cemented in.
“For months Prince has complained of pain every time he moves,” says a spy.

“He is totally crushed as he knows he will never be the same again.”

News of the World GP Dr Hilary Jones says: “The op won’t stop him dancing. But if he does anything too vigorous—for example the splits—the new joint may become displaced.”