BAD NEWS: British icon rushed to hospital after horror crash
The star broke his ankle and was forced to cancel a stand-up tour.
John Bishop was rushed to hospital (Image: Instagram)
Comedian John Bishop was rushed to hospital after sustaining injuries in a horror motorcycle crash. The 59-year-old was forced to cancel his upcoming stand-up tour in the US, as he is unable to embark on an international flight wearing a medical boot after breaking his ankle in the incident.
The comedy star appeared on BBC’s The One Show this week to give an update on his health, after crashing while out on a ride with Tim Peake. He said: “I’ve broke my ankle. I went out on a motorbike with Tim Peake and he was driving and I was trying to catch him but I learned comedians are not as good on motorbikes as astronauts.
“He was going through and I kind of went into a puddle and fell off. It was the first crash that I’ve had. It was only a couple of weeks ago and I thought I can’t not come on The One Show with a boot on.”
He was left “gutted” after being forced to cancel his upcoming gigs.
John explained: “One of the consequences that I found out about breaking your ankle is that you have to wear this boot for six weeks.
He has to wear a medical boot for six weeks (Image: BBC)
“And when you’re wearing this boot, you can’t fly long haul flights and because of that, I’ve got to cancel the tours I was gonna do in Canada and America in October.
“This is a message to apologise to everyone that we’ve had to cancel it for obvious reasons I’m not able to fly. But hopefully we’re gonna reschedule the dates and let you know when we can do them again.
“So I apologise but under medical advice, I’m not to be a kn**b-head and crash my motorbike again.”
