Amanda Holden had to undergo an emergency operation while on holiday after breaking her leg in two places.
The 53 year old Britain's Got Talent judge, was enjoying a Total Wipeout-style inflatable assault course back in 2019 when the unfortunate incident occurred.
While playing with her seven year old daughter Hollie, the Heart FM breakfast show co-host reportedly broke her fibula in two places. Her husband, record producer Chris Hughes, quickly rushed her to hospital, where she had a metal plate fitted into her leg. Last year, Amanda celebrated 15 years of marriage to Chris, saying: "I still fancy my husband – he's fit."
Despite having her leg in plaster and being on crutches following the accident, Amanda swiftly to work to join
Jamie Theakstonon her breakfast radio show.
Speaking on Heart, Amanda explained exactly how she managed to break her leg: "So basically I was trying to be a good mother Jamie and I put my book down, I put down the Uno cards... and I said to Hollie 'Mummy can come on that with you' and there's this like, you remember [Total] Wipeout, that TV thing?
"There's like a children's Total Wipeout thing in the middle of the sea and ... mistily get round it and I thought yeah I can do that, so Hollie was doing brilliantly and going round it.She opened up about the incident saying: "I walked around it and then crawled across like an old person, like across the difficult bits.
"And then there were these three inflatable stepping stones in the middle of the sea and everyone else was running across it and I thought 'oh I could do that, if kids can do it I can do it' and I did it and I made it. "
Sadly, she recalled: "I was showing off, Jamie, I made it across to the other side and then my leg slipped coz obviously its wet, like an inflatable thing in the sea, my leg slipped and it went the other way and I felt it break and I fell in to the sea and I had to swim back to the shore one legged."
Describing her injury, she said: "I've broken it in two places; I've broken my fibula in two places and I was rushed to hospital and I've got a metal plate and screws in my leg which currently is the fastest and easiest way for it to heal. I haven't got a cast; I've got like metal in my leg and a splint and it's all wrapped up and it's got a heartbeat in it."
