Ben has been admitted to hospital after suffering a nerve damage during a June 2020 football match. He was participating in the cup final for the Arthur Dunn veterans cup. On June 24, 2021, he revealed that he had a brace on his leg.BEN Shephard in hospital.
He stated, “You may recall that a few weeks back I played in the cup final for the Arthur Dunn veterans’ cup.
“We won the cup final but I started with two legs, and ended up with one.
“I didn’t realize that I had ruptured my ACL, tore the meniscus, and also fractured a part of my leg.
“Interestingly, I didn’t realise I’d done it quite so bad. After playing for about 20-25 minutes, I realized that it felt a bit unstable and I should stop.
“It turned out that I had severed all my nerves. That is why I couldn’t feel any pain so I just kept playing.”
Now, he is undergoing an operation to fix the injury.
After he fractured his leg in a football match, he broke his meniscus and ruptured his anteriorcruciate ligament.
What is Ben Shephard up to?
Ben shared a photo of his operation on Instagram, showing pen marks left by a surgeon. So far, so good! The arrow is on its right leg!
Later, he added: “That’s no fake tan by any means, I promise. Despite my Essex roots I didn’t fake a tan before my operation.
“So, they have repaired the ACL & the meniscus. Now comes the rehab, the slow rehab.”
Ben could be seen in hospital wearing his gown and said that the painkillers seemed to be working right now.
When will Ben Shephard be back on TV?
Although it is not clear when Ben will be returning to GMB, Susanna said on July 7, 2021 that he would “be back in the studio shortly”.
GMB’s Dr Hilary Jones gave his medical opinion regarding Ben’s unfortunate injury.
It is the ligament that attaches the lower leg to the upper leg.
