Channel 4 star Kirstie Allsopp rushed to hospital in an air ambulance after horror fall & shares snaps of bandaged foot

CHANNEL 4 star Kirstie Allsopp has revealed she was rushed to hospital in an air ambulance after suffering a horror fall. The Location, Location, Location presenter, 55, shared photos of herself in the back of an ambulance with tubes attached to her face. Channel 4 star Kirstie Allsopp has been rushed to hospital in an air ambulance Credit: Instagram/kirstiemallsopp The TV star suffered a horror fall while visiting the beach at Welcombe Mouth Credit: Instagram/kirstiemallsopp Kirstie explained that the incident happened while she was walking on the beach at Welcombe Mouth, on the rugged north coast of Devon. The TV star said she slipped and ended up needing emergency surgery. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! Sharing photos of her injured leg, Kirstie said she was air lifted to the closest hospital following the accident. Kirstie wrote: “Almost every year since Oscar was born we have celebrated my birthday at Meadowgate, one of my favourite places on earth. READ MORE ON KIRSTIE ALLSOP “We have a picnic on the beach at Welcombe Mouth, a swim and a walk back to the house for some cake, unfortunately I slipped on a muddy patch on the steep path, and it took a whole host of people to get me to hospital. After a little wait while poor Oscar ran as fast as he could to get help, and the RNLI Bude Lifeboat, paramedics and Cornwall Air Ambulance tracked me down (I love #whatthreewords). “I was given a huge amount of painkillers, so I omitted to ask anyone for their social media details but if this post is wrong I hope someone will tell me. I remember Chris and Jeremy & I think there was a Lee, and there was definitely young Jake in the ambulance. “But according to Ben & the boys I have far more people than that to thank. God only knows what I was like to deal with high as a kite! Everyone at Barnstaple hospital has been amazing, kind & caring, so many lovely people doing their absolute best.“ Most read in Showbiz Kirstie said she needed to have an operation on her leg, so would be needing some time to recover before getting up and about again. “They have operated on the leg and I’ll be home soon,” she shared. “It’ll be a boot and crutches for a while but I feel very, very lucky that it was possible to reach me and get me to hospital so quickly, and I have a job that I can do on crutches. “Not a birthday I am going to forget in a hurry and again, THANK YOU to all those who have been involved in my care.“ The Sun has made a donation as per Kirstie’s request on social media. Kirstie’s close friends raced to share their well wishes. One wrote: “Poor you. Sending love.” A second posted: “Wishing you a speedy recovery. Rest up lovely Kirstie.” Comment now