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Topics: BBC, Documentaries, Freddie Flintoff, TV and Film, Top Gear
Brenna Cooper
Topics: BBC, Documentaries, Freddie Flintoff, TV and Film, Top Gear
Freddie Flintoff made a heartbreaking admission about his wellbeing in his first TV interview after Top Gear horror crash.
The former England cricketer suffered broken ribs and facial injuries after the three-wheeled Morgan Super 3 he was driving tipped over during filming a segment for the BBC motoring show in December 2022.
Flintoff, who had not been wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, later reached a £9 million settlement with the broadcaster over the injuries he'd sustained.
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Two-and-a-half years on from the crash and he has now opened up about the horrifying accident in new Disney+ documentary Flintoff.
The programme is scheduled to premiere on 25 April and will see the former cricketer speak about the accident as well as his accomplished sports career.
Take a look at the trailer here:
This isn't the first time that Flintoff has spoken publicly about how the crash has impacted him, with the 47-year-old making a devastating admission about how the accident had impacted his mental state.
During an appearance on Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams On Tour last year, which sees the England ace mentoring cricket hopefuls from his home town of Preston, Flintoff was asked by one of the kids if he was now 'feeling one hundred percent'.
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And his response was heartbreaking.
"Not really...I don't know if I ever will again, to be honest," he responded, adding: "I don't know what 'completely better' is. I am what I am now.
"It's something I'll have to deal with for the rest of my life. So better? No. Different."
Elsewhere in the documentary, Flintoff admitted to struggling with 'anxiety, nightmares and flashbacks' after the crash but was determined to push through.
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He said: “I’m struggling with my anxiety, I have nightmares, I have flashbacks, it’s been so hard to cope.
"But I’m thinking if I don’t do something, I’ll never go. I’ve got to get on with it.”
He admitted he 'genuinely should not be here', adding: "This will be a long road back."
The incident was the second crash which Flintoff was involved in during his tenure presenting Top Gear, with the presenter crashing head on into a market stall while filming in February 2019.
His crash was also not the first time in which a near-fatal accident while filming the show, with ex-presenter Richard Hammond nearly losing his life after crashing a jet powered car travelling at 288mph in 2006.