Freddie Flintoff has opened up about the devastating effects of a crash he experienced when filming Top Gear in 2022.
The 46-year-old England cricketing legend discussed the horrific accident in his adored BBC series, Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams On Tour, that premiered in 2022 which is now back for the second installation.
Freddie's son Corey, who is now 18, had an extremely heartbreaking response after his dad's near-fatal crash which left him with some serious facial injuries and broken ribs.
A clip from the series shows the former cricketer with a bandage to the lower right side of his nose, scarring on his forehead, stitches in his upper lip and chin and a swollen nose.
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"I genuinely should not be here after what happened. It’s going to be a long road back and I’ve only just started," he says.
"I’ve got to look on the positive side - I’m still here; I’ve got another chance. I’ve got to go at it."
The crash clearly took its toll on the athlete's family too with one of Freddie's four children, Corey who is now 18, telling MailOnline that his dad was 'lucky to be alive' after the high-speed crash which took place when he was filming a brand new series of Top Gear on the test track at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey before the open-topped three-wheeled high speed vehicle he was driving flipped over.
"He's OK," Corey said at the time. "I'm not too sure what happened but he is lucky to be alive.
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"It was a pretty nasty crash. It is shocking. We are all shocked but just hope he's going to be OK."
Field of Dreams picks up again seven months post crash, with a narrator explaining that the sportsman had to endure a 'number of operations' to his face adding: "Apart from hospital appointments, Freddie rarely leaves his house."
It then cuts to Freddie standing in his kitchen explaining: "I thought I could just shake it off, I wanted to shake it off and say 'Here I am I’m alright', but that’s not been the case, it’s been a lot harder than I thought.
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"As much as I wanted to go out and do things, I’ve just not been able to."
He went on to add: "I struggle with anxiety, I have flashbacks, I have nightmares. But I’m thinking if I don’t go out I’ll never do anything."
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Rhiannon Ingle