UK TV presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has revealed that, following his automotive crash whereas filming automotive present High Gear, he didn’t go away dwelling for eight months as he struggled to return to phrases together with his accidents.
Flintoff, beforehand an England cricketing star, was left with extreme facial accidents following a crash in 2022, whereas filming High Gear for the BBC. He has now made a DisneyPlus documentary documenting the accident and its aftermath.
The Solar newspaper reviews that Flintoff spoke to TV host Jonathan Ross for his ITV chat present, to be aired this weekend within the UK, during which he detailed the extent of his anxiousness leaving his home. Flintoff stated:
“The one instances I used to be leaving the home was for medical appointments and surgical procedures.
“I used to be scuffling with crippling anxiousness. I needed to have about 5 – 6 goes at leaving the room — needed to have a chat with myself within the mirror.
“I’d not proven myself with no face masks to anybody. It was like beginning once more.”
Flintoff shared that he finally travelled to his London workplace whereas sporting a bucket hat, glasses and a masks. There, a pal of his noticed him and stated, “F*** me – it’s the invisible man.”
The long-running BBC present was instantly suspended following Flintoff’s accident, and has not been on air since. Flintoff earned a reported £9million in compensation for his accidents.
Since then, he has filmed a quiz present for ITV, and in addition a second sequence of Subject of Goals, which follows him teaching cricket to a bunch of schoolboys and taking them on tour to India.
