Victoria Mary Clarke has thanked well wishers for their support as her husband, Pogues star Shane MacGowan, continues to receive hospital care.

Clarke posted an image on social media site X (formerly Twitter) of her smiling alongside the Irish singer as he lay in a bed dressed in a medical gown.

Shane MacGowan

She previously told the Irish Sunday Mirror that MacGowan was out of the intensive care unit and was "doing well" but did not specific the health issue.

In an update posted on Monday, she X-ed: "I just wanted to thank everyone who is sending love and prayers for ⁦@ShaneMacGowan.

"We really appreciate it and bless all of you and anyone anywhere who is having health challenges! ⁦@poguesofficial."

MacGowan has used a wheelchair since 2015 after injuring himself in a fall.

From the 1980s, he lead the Irish punk band The Pogues who are best known for their hit song Fairytale Of New York, which was released in 1987.

In 2018, The Pogues frontman and journalist Victoria Mary Clarke tied the knot in a small ceremony in Copenhagen in Denmark in front of guests including Johnny Depp.