Freddie Flintoff makes joke about High Gear automotive crash that almost killed him as collision is proven for first time
Freddie Flintoff made a little bit of a joke about his High Gear crash when showing on final night time’s (19 April) episode of The Jonathan Ross Present.
The cricket legend spoke extra concerning the accident as they mentioned his upcoming documentary on Disney+ titled Flintoff.
That includes ‘unique entry’ to the 47-year-old, it seems at his life from successful two Ashes sequence for England to his life-altering automotive crash in 2022. And that’s set to be proven for the primary time within the doc.
Whereas Flintoff’s look on Ross’ couch additionally noticed him ‘traumatising’ actor Jason Isaacs, he opened up extra concerning the crash as he stated he ‘didn’t go away the home’ for a number of months.
“The one instances I used to be leaving the home was for medical appointments and surgical procedures,” he stated.
Speaking within the documentary trailer concerning the crash being ‘so vivid’ in his thoughts, he advised Ross that he doesn’t simply have ‘bodily scars’ however has been impacted on ‘the psychological facet of it’.
The chat present host requested Flintoff about how troublesome it was for him ‘to open up’ and ‘let individuals come and movie’ for the doc because the Bullseye presenter admitted that it ‘was fairly unusual at first’.
“As a result of you understand, it’s one thing you reside with and because the accident, had the flashbacks and the nightmares and issues, and also you’re speaking about it quite a bit,” he stated. “The toughest half is seeing individuals speak about you.”
The star then made issues slightly extra light-hearted as he stated: “I don’t need to spoil it – I had a crash, I survived.”
And Ross joined in, confirming that it’s definitely ‘not a plot spoiler’ for the doc.
Flintoff additionally spoke about how, whereas he went below the radar following the accident, he discovered himself getting again into cricket, watching take a look at matches from a again room away from the group and sporting a ‘full face masks for months.’
He continued: “That point after I most likely wanted it most, cricket embraced me once more. I discovered myself again in it. The TV stuff, I nonetheless do the odd job, I’ve bought payments to pay. However cricket now, again in teaching is my particular future, I’m loving it.”
In September, Flintoff was introduced as the brand new head coach of the England Lions cricket crew.
However getting again into the game after the crash nonetheless got here with its personal challenges as he admitted: “I used to be combating crippling anxiousness. I needed to have about 5 – 6 goes at leaving the room. Needed to have a chat with myself within the mirror. I believe as a result of I’d not achieved something for such a very long time. I’d not proven myself and not using a face masks to anybody. It was like beginning once more.”
Flintoff lands on Disney+ on 25 April.
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