The full extent of the facial injuries suffered by Freddie Flintoff after the horror Top Gear crash has been revealed.
In his new BBC1 series, Field of Dreams on Tour, he shows off his lacerated nose, cheek and mouth in a tearful home video taken just weeks after the accident in December 2022.
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Freddie Flintoff’s injuries have been revealed
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Freddie appeared tonight in Field of Dreams on tour
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The incident happened back in 2022
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Freddie taken in 2009. Credit: Getty Images – Getty
In tonight’s episode, Freddie recorded an emotional video while recovering in his family home where he ended up reclusive for seven months.
He revealed he suffered nightmares, flashbacks and ‘shouldn’t have survived’ the Top Gear crash, after which he was airlifted to hospital from Dunsfold Park Airport in Surrey.
Freddie was in the three-wheeled roadster while filming an episode of the BBC motoring show with co-stars Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris.
As a result, the show was canceled and he was awarded £9 million in damages.
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The father of four said: “I’m already struggling and I need help. I really am.
“I’m not very good at searching.
“I have to stop crying every two minutes.
“I really shouldn’t be here after what happened. It’s going to be a long way back, and I’ve only just begun.
“I have to look at the positive sides, I have one more chance, and I will go for it. I see that it is so – the second time.”
Next week the program will also show how taking his young cricket team to India helped him overcome an ordeal when they visited an orphanage.
Tearing up again, she says: “We’ve all had things to go through – including me.
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“But you see it, and it is insignificant in comparison.
“You come to a place like this and see all these children, it’s inspiring, because they all had difficulties in life.
“It’s weird, I’m getting quite emotional while I’m talking…I’ll have to put on my sunglasses!”
Although taking a group of would-be cricket professionals to India was delayed for a year due to Freddie’s recovery, he was determined to make the trip happen.
Tonight’s show sees the hero from Ashes travel to Calcutta to begin his adventure, and next week viewers will see the teenagers, who come from different backgrounds, go on personal discoveries.
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