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- Piers Morgan revealed in a Jan. 18 Instagram post that he broke his hip
- The controversial British broadcaster said the injury occurred after he “tripped on a small step”
- Morgan will now need “crutches for six weeks” after the incident, he said
Piers Morgan has broken his hip.
The controversial British broadcaster, 60, shared that he broke the bone in a Jan. 18 Instagram post, revealing that the injury occurred after he “tripped on a small step.”
Breaking down exactly how the hip fracture came to be, Morgan wrote alongside a hospital bed selfie, “1. Tripped on a small step. 2. Inside a London hotel restaurant. (🙄) 3. Fell like a sack of spuds. 4. Fractured neck of femur. 5. So badly I needed a new hip.”
He continued, “6. Recovering in hospital. 7. Crutches for 6 weeks. 8. No long-haul flying for 12 weeks. 9. New Year off to a cracking start! 10. I blame Donald Trump.” (Morgan and the president, 79, have a tumultuous relationship, dating back to the late 2000s, when the journalist appeared on Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice.)
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In the photograph of himself in his hospital bed, Morgan could be seen connected to an IV and oxygen.
He gave a thumbs up with one hand, as he used his other to capture the candid snapshot.
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Alongside the hospital bed selfie, Morgan also shared an image of a post-fall X-ray.
In that photo, he drew a red circle over the black-and-white image, highlighting his injury.
Morgan’s most recent career move has seen him hosting Piers Morgan Uncensored, his YouTube talk show.
The media personality, known for his confrontational interviewing style and blunt demeanor, most recently had words with Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters during the Friday, Jan. 16, episode of his program.
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