British comedian Sir Michael Palin has shared details of the injuries he’s currently recovering from after a fall at his home.
On Monday, Sir Michael posted pictures of himself using a zimmer frame on social media, with the caption: “What goes around comes around.”
“It’s now exactly a month since I thudded to my bathroom floor – returning from a pee at 3.30 in the morning,” the 83-year-old explained. “I still can’t walk without a zimmer. The laughs are all on me.”
He pointed out that zimmer frames were previously “used in Monty Python when we wanted to play slow-moving elderly people”, noting: “Now I’m an elderly person for real, having to move very slowly as I have three broken ribs and a cracked pelvis.”
“Bones take time to heal and I’m probably doomed to play this particular Python character for a few weeks more,” he continued. “I’m feeling sore, not just because I’ll never be able to achieve my dream of being the oldest Olympic hurdler but that I was never able to finish my Philippines tour and had to disappoint so many who’d bought tickets.
“I promise not to go to the bathroom ever again, and I shall try and find some other show dates next year.”
Last month, Sir Michael was forced to miss out on a number of promotional events for his latest travel book In The Philippines after his fall.
At the time, he issued a statement saying he “apologises profusely” for pulling out of the events, following an accident he described as “quite unsensational”.
“I fell heavily on my left side resulting in three fractured ribs and a minor pelvic fracture. The recovery of bone fractures takes a long time especially when you’re 83,” he wrote. “It was a comedy fall with no audience there to see it. I shall stick to fish slapping dances from now on.”
Sir Michael also took a moment to thank “the NHS for their incredible care”.
