Freddie Flintoff says 'part of me wishes I’d been killed' in heartbreaking admission - Liverpool Echo
- The BBC stated in November 2023 it would pause the UK Top Gear program.
- This followed presenter Andrew Flintoff's severe crash while filming the show in December 2022.
- An open-top car overturned at 22mph on the test facility, leaving Flintoff with serious facial injuries.
- The BBC cited "exceptional circumstances" for the pause and reached a reportedly £9 million financial agreement with him.
- Flintoff continues recovery and appears in a documentary about his life debuting April 25 on Disney+.
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Andrew Flintoff admits wishing he had died during recovery from Top Gear crash
Flintoff was hurt while filming the BBC motoring show at its test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey in December 2022. Cricket star Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has admitted that a part of him wished he had died after his crash at the Top Gear test track. The 47-year-old speaks about the accident in a new Disney+ documentary, which includes graphic photos of his wounds and commentary from an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who witnessed his injur…

‘He was scared of my face’: Andrew Flintoff sometimes wished he hadn’t survived Top Gear crash
In a new Disney+ documentary, the former England cricket captain describes the depression and trauma that rooted him to his living-room couch for seven months.
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