Be warned – the photographs are fairly gory.
Laura Woods has defined the rationale why she has been absent from her presenting duties over the previous week and shared photos of a painful-looking harm she sustained.
The TNT Sports activities presenter took to Instagram final evening to replace followers on her whereabouts, as questions had been being raised in latest days as to why she wasn’t showing on her standard exhibits.
Woods was as a consequence of journey to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to host the eagerly-anticipated heavyweight unification combat for TNT Sports activities.
The 36-year-old wrote: “Simply wished to clarify my absence from the telly for a short time, to be completely clear and keep away from any hypothesis. I had an accident final weekend at a vacation cottage. I swung a pillow and hit a big, glass lampshade hanging from the ceiling above me, which shattered and lower my face and arms, however fortunately missed my eye.”
She continued: “I wished to say a few thank yous, firstly to Adam, for being my hero that day, performing so shortly and never leaving my facet since and to his household for taking good care of me in a time after I was petrified. To my brokers Alex Maguire and Matthew Odonohue at CAA who looked for the most effective assist instantly. To Dr Yannis Alexandrides and his great medical assistant Zuzanna at 111 who opened their emergency surgical procedure and got here in on their days off, they had been so light and have already labored magic that I didn’t suppose was attainable to cut back the injury.
“I’ve added within the pictures from then to now to indicate that regardless that it could look tough, it’s such a beautiful enchancment already and I’m so grateful.
“It was a hell of a shock and I’ve been a bit unhappy, however I’m feeling very fortunate it wasn’t worse,” she added.
“So an enormous due to my eyebrow too, for taking the brunt of it. I’m gutted I can’t cowl the combat in Riyadh tomorrow anymore, however wishing the good TNT boxing crew all the most effective.
“Be again quickly.”
She forewarned followers forward of unveiling the extent of her accidents: “A little bit replace…..however first please don’t swipe in case you are delicate to blood, these are pictures of an harm.”
A variety of stars from the world of sport reached out to Woods and provided their help within the feedback part.
Chelsea legend John Terry stated: “Get effectively quickly.”
British tennis star Laura Robson stated: “Hope you’re okay!”
And former Lioness Jill Scott wrote: “Laura hope you’re okay! Wishing you a speedy restoration.”
Earlier than becoming a member of TNT Sports activities, Woods spent over three years as presenter of the Sports activities Breakfast present at talkSPORT, earlier than leaving in June final yr.
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