Kirstie Allsopp shares update after horror injury during birthday trip

10 Sep 2026 • 6:20 PM MYT
The Independent
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Kirstie Allsopp shares update after horror injury during birthday trip

  • Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp has shared an update on her recovery after breaking her leg when she slipped on a muddy path during a family birthday picnic at Welcombe Mouth beach in Devon.
  • The 55-year-old TV host was airlifted to hospital for surgery after her 18-year-old son Oscar ran for help, prompting a joint rescue operation by the RNLI Bude Lifeboat team and Cornwall Air Ambulance.
  • Updating her followers a week after surgery, Allsopp revealed her injured leg looks like it has been bitten by a shark, but noted that feeling is returning to her toes as she uses cold compression therapy.
  • Despite the injury, Allsopp confirmed that filming for her Channel 4 Christmas show will proceed as planned in October, with production adapted so she can present whilst seated with her leg supported.
  • Her co-host Phil Spencer commended her as brave and stoical, while Allsopp expressed immense gratitude to her rescuers and urged the public to donate to the emergency services that assisted her.
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