Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKirstie Allsopp had to be airlifted to hospital (Kirstie Allsopp/Instagram)Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp has shared an update on her recovery after breaking her leg when she slipped on a muddy path during a family birthday picnic at Welcombe Mouth beach in Devon. The 55-year-old TV host was airlifted to hospital for surgery after her 18-year-old son Oscar ran for help, prompting a joint rescue operation by the RNLI Bude Lifeboat team and Cornwall Air Ambulance. Updating her followers a week after surgery, Allsopp revealed her injured leg looks like it has been bitten by a shark, but noted that feeling is returning to her toes as she uses cold compression therapy. Despite the injury, Allsopp confirmed that filming for her Channel 4 Christmas show will proceed as planned in October, with production adapted so she can present whilst seated with her leg supported. Her co-host Phil Spencer commended her as brave and stoical, while Allsopp expressed immense gratitude to her rescuers and urged the public to donate to the emergency services that assisted her. More bulletinsThank 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
Kirstie Allsopp shares update after horror injury during birthday trip
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKirstie Allsopp had to be airlifted to hospital (Kirstie Allsopp/Instagram)Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp has shared an update on her recovery after breaking her leg when she slipped on a muddy path during a family birthday picnic at Welcombe Mouth beach in Devon. The 55-year-old TV host was airlifted to hospital for surgery after her 18-year-old son Oscar ran for help, prompting a joint rescue operation by the RNLI Bude Lifeboat team and Cornwall Air Ambulance. Updating her followers a week after surgery, Allsopp revealed her injured leg looks like it has been bitten by a shark, but noted that feeling is returning to her toes as she uses cold compression therapy. Despite the injury, Allsopp confirmed that filming for her Channel 4 Christmas show will proceed as planned in October, with production adapted so she can present whilst seated with her leg supported. Her co-host Phil Spencer commended her as brave and stoical, while Allsopp expressed immense gratitude to her rescuers and urged the public to donate to the emergency services that assisted her. More bulletinsThank 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
