David Hasselhoff, 72, sparks concern in wheelchair at airport after ex-wifes suicide

Someone call a lifeguard.David Hasselhoff, 72, sparked serious concern this week when he was spotted using a wheelchair to get around the airport following his ex-wife’s shocking suicide.Photos of the former “Baywatch” star showed Hasselhoff being pushed along by airport attendants before leaving Cancun, Mexico, on Monday, May 6.Additional pictures caught the actor, clad in a striped button-down shirt, dark trousers, a baseball hat and rainbow socks, being assisted once again upon his return to LAX hours later.But despite his concerning appearance, the former “Knight Rider” star flashed a smile and gave an encouraging thumbs-up to the cameras before slowly easing himself out of the wheelchair and grabbing hold of his 45-year-old wife, Hayley Roberts.Hasselhoff tried to put everyone’s worry at ease by reportedly telling fans at LAX that he was only in a wheelchair because he is set to undergo knee surgery “next week.”The actor’s rep confirmed his upcoming operation with The Post on Wednesday, adding, “David is doing fine and actually he and [his] wife were returning from a great vacation in Cancun last week.”However, insiders claimed that his health is declining.“David is living on borrowed time and has lived hard,” a source close to Hasselhoff told Daily Mail after the concerning photos emerged.

“He had a life that people could only dream of, but he also spent decades self-medicating through alcohol and other substances, which he does regret.”The insider added that the former “The Young and the Restless” soap star’s health “has been declining for some time now” due to “decades of alcoholism.”“He is in his 70s and has had several major operations, including having a defibrillator fitted to prevent a heart attack,” they said. “He is sober now but knows that every surgery could be the last.”The actor’s concerning appearance in Cancun and LA comes just two months after his ex-wife, Pamela Bach, tragically committ...