{"id":1582,"date":"2025-07-10T20:53:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/?p=1582"},"modified":"2025-07-14T12:27:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:27:21","slug":"sir-michael-caine-92-helped-by-us-actor-as-he-is-pictured-using-wheelchair-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/sir-michael-caine-92-helped-by-us-actor-as-he-is-pictured-using-wheelchair-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Michael Caine, 92, helped by US actor as he is pictured using wheelchair for first time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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London.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time Michael has been photographed out and about in a wheelchair, with fans used to seeing him <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/04\/10\/sir-michael-caine-uses-walking-frame-as-he-soaks-up-sun-in-barbados-18586351\/\">using a walking frame<\/a> to aid his balance after <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/09\/21\/sir-michael-caine-90-helped-onto-red-carpet-during-rare-appearance-19534212\/\">a 2018 fall<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The Miss Congeniality actor – who announced his retirement in 2023 – was helped to his seat by Fast & Furious actor <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/vin-diesel\/\">Vin Diesel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 57-year-old actor, who played Dom Toretto in the film franchise, could be seen pushing the British legend in his wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p>The Zulu star was also seen sporting a band-aid on his face as he looked to be thoroughly enjoying himself during the two-hour meal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"651\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23632912 lazyload\" alt=\"BGUK_3295080 - *PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE* London, UNITED KINGDOM MUST CALL FOR PRICING BEFORE USAGE - Hollywood legends Michael Caine and Vin Diesel dined together with their families at the River Caf?? in Hammersmith, London, for an early birthday celebration - all captured as part of an upcoming documentary. Caine, 92, was pictured for the first time since transitioning from a Zimmer frame to a wheelchair and appeared in high spirits as Vin lovingly wheeled him around. The legendary actor, who sported a band-aid on his face, was joined by his wife Shakira, while Vin???s long-time partner Paloma Jim??nez and their two children were also present. Caine, who considers Vin his ???unofficial son,??? looked to be thoroughly enjoying himself during the two-hour meal, even singing Happy Birthday to the Fast & Furious star, who turns 58 next week. After the feast, Vin was seen rubbing his belly, clearly satisfied with the hearty celebration as this comes all ahead of Vin's jury trial for Sexual Battery starting next month August 18th with the Hollywood star's rep claimed there have been no cases against the actor for sexual misconduct or assault allegations, according to reports. *STRICTLY NO SUBSCRIPTIONS AND NO SOCIAL SOCIAL MEDIA USE* Pictured: Michael Caine, Vin Diesel, Shakira Caine, Paloma Jim??nez BACKGRID UK 9 JULY 2025 UK: +44 208 344 2007 \/ uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 \/ usasales@backgrid.com *Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_258564216-59c1-e1752177669530.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Hollywood legends Michael Caine and Vin Diesel at the River Cafe in Hammersmith, London (Picture: Backgrid)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"730\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23632913 lazyload\" alt=\"BGUK_3295080 - *PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE* London, UNITED KINGDOM MUST CALL FOR PRICING BEFORE USAGE - Hollywood legends Michael Caine and Vin Diesel dined together with their families at the River Caf?? in Hammersmith, London, for an early birthday celebration - all captured as part of an upcoming documentary. Caine, 92, was pictured for the first time since transitioning from a Zimmer frame to a wheelchair and appeared in high spirits as Vin lovingly wheeled him around. The legendary actor, who sported a band-aid on his face, was joined by his wife Shakira, while Vin???s long-time partner Paloma Jim??nez and their two children were also present. Caine, who considers Vin his ???unofficial son,??? looked to be thoroughly enjoying himself during the two-hour meal, even singing Happy Birthday to the Fast & Furious star, who turns 58 next week. After the feast, Vin was seen rubbing his belly, clearly satisfied with the hearty celebration as this comes all ahead of Vin's jury trial for Sexual Battery starting next month August 18th with the Hollywood star's rep claimed there have been no cases against the actor for sexual misconduct or assault allegations, according to reports. *STRICTLY NO SUBSCRIPTIONS AND NO SOCIAL SOCIAL MEDIA USE* Pictured: Michael Caine, Vin Diesel, Shakira Caine, Paloma Jim??nez BACKGRID UK 9 JULY 2025 UK: +44 208 344 2007 \/ uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 \/ usasales@backgrid.com *Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_258564215-b938.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Both Michael and Diesel were pictured with their families at the swanky restaurant (Picture: Backgrid)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to reports, Michael was even seen singing happy birthday to the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/fast-and-furious-7\/\">Fast & Furious<\/a> actor, who turns 58 next week.<\/p>\n<p>The pair are said to have been close friends ‘for decades’ and according to Diesel – real name Mark Sinclair – they are working on an independent project called Mark and Maurice.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the meal was Diesel’s long-time partner Paloma Jim\u00e9nez and his two children.<\/p>\n<p>They were said to be enjoying each other’s company for the early birthday celebration as part of an upcoming documentary.<\/p>\n<p>The US actor was seen dressing casually in a blue polo shirt, sunglasses and sneakers. Meanwhile, Sir Michael wore a suit jacket and matching pants.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"702\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23632905 lazyload\" alt=\"BGUK_3295080 - *PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE* London, UNITED KINGDOM MUST CALL FOR PRICING BEFORE USAGE - Hollywood legends Michael Caine and Vin Diesel dined together with their families at the River Caf?? in Hammersmith, London, for an early birthday celebration - all captured as part of an upcoming documentary. Caine, 92, was pictured for the first time since transitioning from a Zimmer frame to a wheelchair and appeared in high spirits as Vin lovingly wheeled him around. The legendary actor, who sported a band-aid on his face, was joined by his wife Shakira, while Vin???s long-time partner Paloma Jim??nez and their two children were also present. Caine, who considers Vin his ???unofficial son,??? looked to be thoroughly enjoying himself during the two-hour meal, even singing Happy Birthday to the Fast & Furious star, who turns 58 next week. After the feast, Vin was seen rubbing his belly, clearly satisfied with the hearty celebration as this comes all ahead of Vin's jury trial for Sexual Battery starting next month August 18th with the Hollywood star's rep claimed there have been no cases against the actor for sexual misconduct or assault allegations, according to reports. *STRICTLY NO SUBSCRIPTIONS AND NO SOCIAL SOCIAL MEDIA USE* Pictured: Michael Caine, Vin Diesel, Shakira Caine, Paloma Jim??nez BACKGRID UK 9 JULY 2025 UK: +44 208 344 2007 \/ uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 \/ usasales@backgrid.com *Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_258564274-e0e0-e1752177782457.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>According to sources, the pair have been friends for ‘decades’ (Picture: Backgrid)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"706\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23632910 lazyload\" alt=\"BGUK_3295080 - *PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE* London, UNITED KINGDOM MUST CALL FOR PRICING BEFORE USAGE - Hollywood legends Michael Caine and Vin Diesel dined together with their families at the River Caf?? in Hammersmith, London, for an early birthday celebration - all captured as part of an upcoming documentary. Caine, 92, was pictured for the first time since transitioning from a Zimmer frame to a wheelchair and appeared in high spirits as Vin lovingly wheeled him around. The legendary actor, who sported a band-aid on his face, was joined by his wife Shakira, while Vin???s long-time partner Paloma Jim??nez and their two children were also present. Caine, who considers Vin his ???unofficial son,??? looked to be thoroughly enjoying himself during the two-hour meal, even singing Happy Birthday to the Fast & Furious star, who turns 58 next week. After the feast, Vin was seen rubbing his belly, clearly satisfied with the hearty celebration as this comes all ahead of Vin's jury trial for Sexual Battery starting next month August 18th with the Hollywood star's rep claimed there have been no cases against the actor for sexual misconduct or assault allegations, according to reports. *STRICTLY NO SUBSCRIPTIONS AND NO SOCIAL SOCIAL MEDIA USE* Pictured: Michael Caine, Vin Diesel, Shakira Caine, Paloma Jim??nez BACKGRID UK 9 JULY 2025 UK: +44 208 344 2007 \/ uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 \/ usasales@backgrid.com *Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_258564167-3c81.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The duo were joined by Diesel’s long-time partner and his children (Picture: Backgrid)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It comes ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/12\/21\/vin-diesel-accused-sexual-battery-former-assistant-20012776\/\">the US actor’s jury trial for sexual battery<\/a> starting next month. <\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood actor’s representatives have claimed there have been no cases against the actor for sexual misconduct or assault allegations, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The unlikely duo previously starred in the 2015 movie The Last Witch Hunter.<\/p>\n<p>After retiring from acting, Sir Michael has been enjoying his time out of the spotlight, sharing an insight into his personal life in his 2024 memoir Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"669\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23632915 lazyload\" alt=\"BGUK_3295080 - *PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE* London, UNITED KINGDOM MUST CALL FOR PRICING BEFORE USAGE - Hollywood legends Michael Caine and Vin Diesel dined together with their families at the River Caf?? in Hammersmith, London, for an early birthday celebration - all captured as part of an upcoming documentary. Caine, 92, was pictured for the first time since transitioning from a Zimmer frame to a wheelchair and appeared in high spirits as Vin lovingly wheeled him around. The legendary actor, who sported a band-aid on his face, was joined by his wife Shakira, while Vin???s long-time partner Paloma Jim??nez and their two children were also present. Caine, who considers Vin his ???unofficial son,??? looked to be thoroughly enjoying himself during the two-hour meal, even singing Happy Birthday to the Fast & Furious star, who turns 58 next week. After the feast, Vin was seen rubbing his belly, clearly satisfied with the hearty celebration as this comes all ahead of Vin's jury trial for Sexual Battery starting next month August 18th with the Hollywood star's rep claimed there have been no cases against the actor for sexual misconduct or assault allegations, according to reports. *STRICTLY NO SUBSCRIPTIONS AND NO SOCIAL SOCIAL MEDIA USE* Pictured: Michael Caine, Vin Diesel, Shakira Caine, Paloma Jim??nez BACKGRID UK 9 JULY 2025 UK: +44 208 344 2007 \/ uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 \/ usasales@backgrid.com *Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_258564211-e64e.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Michael has been out of the spotlight after he quit acting in 2023 (Picture: Backgrid)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"770\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23632900 lazyload\" alt=\"BGUK_3295080 - *PREMIUM-EXCLUSIVE* London, UNITED KINGDOM MUST CALL FOR PRICING BEFORE USAGE - Hollywood legends Michael Caine and Vin Diesel dined together with their families at the River Caf?? in Hammersmith, London, for an early birthday celebration - all captured as part of an upcoming documentary. Caine, 92, was pictured for the first time since transitioning from a Zimmer frame to a wheelchair and appeared in high spirits as Vin lovingly wheeled him around. The legendary actor, who sported a band-aid on his face, was joined by his wife Shakira, while Vin???s long-time partner Paloma Jim??nez and their two children were also present. Caine, who considers Vin his ???unofficial son,??? looked to be thoroughly enjoying himself during the two-hour meal, even singing Happy Birthday to the Fast & Furious star, who turns 58 next week. After the feast, Vin was seen rubbing his belly, clearly satisfied with the hearty celebration as this comes all ahead of Vin's jury trial for Sexual Battery starting next month August 18th with the Hollywood star's rep claimed there have been no cases against the actor for sexual misconduct or assault allegations, according to reports. *STRICTLY NO SUBSCRIPTIONS AND NO SOCIAL SOCIAL MEDIA USE* Pictured: Michael Caine, Vin Diesel, Shakira Caine, Paloma Jim??nez BACKGRID UK 9 JULY 2025 UK: +44 208 344 2007 \/ uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 \/ usasales@backgrid.com *Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SEI_258564243-cd96.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The meal was said to be celebrating Diesel’s birthday which is next week (Picture: Backgrid)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his book, Michael even wrote about his and Diesel’s friendship, where he explained how they first met at a dinner party 30 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Diesel has also spoken about their friendship in a recent Instagram post, where he said: ‘Filming\u00a0The Last Witch Hunter\u00a0with Michael was such a dream come true.<\/p>\n<p>‘The response from people discovering it now is surreal \u2014 getting to work alongside one of my dearest friends and seeing people connect with that story years later\u2026 That\u2019s really the magic of this business,’ he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T1M42S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/07\/10\/20\/100201517-0-image-m-24_1752176429623.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-07-10T20:35:56+0100″,”description”:”Sir Michael’s previously said he considers Vin Diesel to be ‘like a son’.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/07\/10\/6293171440159601491\/480x270_MP4_6293171440159601491.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener(‘metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded’, function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === ‘undefined’) { return; } […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1582"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1590,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1582\/revisions\/1590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}