Brian Wilson’s Daughters Carnie and Wendy Share Update on Their Dad Amid Health Battle (Exclusive)

The children of the band spoke to ET during the premiere of a new documentary called “The Beach Boys” on Tuesday.

By Zach Seemayer

The Beach Boys were celebrated at the world premiere of a brand new Disney+ documentary about the legendary band. The evening featured some unforgettable and surprising moments.

ET was present at the premier on Tuesday in the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, in which the first Beach Boys member Brian Wilson was on stage, and received an applause upon his arrival in a wheelchair, and then reunited with the rest of the legendary group.

ET’s Ash Crossan spoke with Brian’s daughters, Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson, at the ceremony, and they spoke about their father’s health issues following his having been diagnosed as suffering from a neurological disorder. He was put under conservatorship by the courts earlier in the year.

“He is doing great! He is doing great. Everyday he is in physical therapy. I’m cooking for him, he’s spending a lot of time with his children now, his family,” Carnie told me with smile. “I’m extremely happy that he’s here this evening.

Wendy also expressed the same sentiment Wendy expressed the same optimism, saying to ET, “I think he’s doing really good under the circumstances that he’s going through right now.”

“But, you know, he’s a survivor. That’s my dad. He’s very tough, a very strong person,” Wendy said. “So yeah, I’m glad that he’s coming tonight and I think that he’ll really enjoy it, actually.”

Carnie as well as Wendy are the two children of Brian of his marriage with Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford that ended in the year 1981. Brian later got married to Melinda Ledbetter in 1995 and they adopted Daria, Dakota, Delanie, Dash and Dylan.

Following the loss from his spouse of more than thirty years, in the month of January an application was filed requesting that LeeAnn Hard as well as Jean Sievers — Brian’s publicist and business managerto be named co-conservators of The Beach Boys popular group. According to the petition which was that was obtained by ET the publication, it’s his psychiatrist’s belief Brian does not have the capacity to provide informed consent for medical treatments.

It’s not known whether Brian’s personal issues will be discussed in the film. According to the description of the project in development, ” The Beach Boys is a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music, and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations and generations to come.”

“You know, it’s contagious. The Beach Boys music and the spirit has always been contagious,” Carnie stated of the group’s long-lasting legacy.

“I want people to feel good when they hear it and just to last forever, you know?” Wendy expressed, pondering the positive impact she hopes to see her father’s music have in the coming years. “Generation after generation. You know? Because I think it is kind of like timeless, classic music.”

The Beach Boys debuts May 24 on Disney+.