Britain’s Got Talent star Jonathan Goodwin paralysed and in wheelchair after stunt went wrong
03.05.2022 - 20:51
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Sherlock star Amanda Abbington has shared the extent of her fiancé Jonathan Goodwin’s injuries after he was left paralysed and in a wheelchair following a TV stunt that went horrifyingly wrong. Jonathan, a highly skilled stunt performer had previously appeared on both Britain’s Got Talent and America’s Got Talent – but it was a stunt on America's Got Talent: Extreme in October 2021, that led the performer fighting for his life.
Speaking about the incident, Amanda revealed that Jonathan had "nearly died twice" and had been in a critical condition for several days after a dangerous suspension stunt at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Georgia went horribly wrong, leading the skilled performer to plummet 30 feet towards the ground. Following the fall Jonathan, 41, spent four months in hospital recovering from an extensive raft of injuries that included burns, broken legs and the loss of a kidney, which his partner Amanda even admitted had almost killed him.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter . The accident was especially poignant for the couple, as the Welsh daredevil had proposed to Amanda just weeks before his life-changing injuries.
Speaking on the Out to Lunch with Jay Rayner podcast, Amanda said: “He fell 30 feet and lost a kidney, broke both shoulder blades, shattered both legs, third degree burns, broke his spine and severed his spinal cord and nearly died. And then on the operating table, he nearly died again.” The actress also went on to confirm that it is unlikely that Jonathan will ever be able to walk again.
She added: "He's paralysed now he's in a wheelchair. Unless there's a kind of stem cell surgery or that thing that Elon Musk is designing
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