Ty Pennington Celebrates Turning 60 — or 'Sexty' — with Shirtless 'Thirst Trap'

Mar. 15, 2025

Ty Pennington.Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage; Ty Pennington/Instagram

Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage; Ty Pennington/Instagram

Ty Penningtonis celebrating 60 — which he’s already rebranding as “sexty.”

As Pennington said in the post’s caption, written on Friday, Oct. 19, he is “thirst trapping all the way into 60 because why not.”

“A follower did tell me recently that I don’t have much time left 😳,” the star added. “So consider this my official petition to rebrand 60 to… #sexty 😂.”

“No but seriously, feeling incredibly grateful and excited for what this next year (and decade) will bring 👴🏻🙏🏼,” Pennington wrapped his caption, alongside the timely hashtags “#SeniorDiscount,” “#ThisIsSixty,” “#AgingIsAGift,” “#TyTurnsSixty” and “#BlueSteel.”

Pennington, whowed Merrell in November 2021, has been celebrating life recently. Back in March, eight months after revealing that hedeveloped an abscessthat required surgery, he said in an interview withEntertainment Tonightthat he was doing “great.”

“You know what’s great is if you almost die, you get so much attention,” Pennington said at the time. “It feels so nice to be that loved.”

“I’m planning another one… No, I’m kidding!,” he then joked.

Ty Pennington’s shirtless 60th birthday selfie.Ty Pennington/Instagram

Ty Pennington/Instagram

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

In July 2023, Pennington initially revealed viaInstagramthat he was hospitalized in the ICU after he “could barely breathe” following “an abscess which had grown so large it was closing off my airway.”

“I mean that’s why the 60’s is gonna be like time to start doing everything and that’s what I love about being part of these projects because I think we all want to make sure we’ve done things to be remembered,” Pennington explained.

Ty Pennington attends the premiere of ‘Barbie’ on July 9, 2023 in Los Angeles.Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage

Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage

source: people.com