Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRivals star Katherine Parkinson has revealed she was "knocked out cold" and had her nose broken in a random attack while walking home from a play. The incident occurred in a town outside London when she intervened in an argument between a man and her colleague. Parkinson shared on Elizabeth Day’s How to Fail podcast that the man was arrested and subsequently sentenced for actual bodily harm. She spoke of the "shame" she felt after the attack, believing she had "brought it on” herself.The experience has made her "really neurotic" about her daughters' safety, and she credits Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You for helping her process the assault. In fullRivals star Katherine Parkinson reveals she was attacked after play: ‘He knocked me out cold’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in