ITV comedian Harry Hill suffers horror injury and gives health update
TV Burp star Harry Hill was left in agony after a tumble from an ironing board on stage as the former doctor reveals the 'one bad thing you can do for your health'
Popular comedian Harry Hill has given a health update - and revealed he suffered a horror injury involving an ironing board. The TV Burp ITV star, aged 59, explained that he had hurt himself in an onstage tumble - leaving himself with broken ribs.
He told The Times : “The live-show stunts are becoming more of a problem as I get older. I broke a few ribs falling off an ironing board and it takes longer to recover these days. But I haven’t got the outwards sign of anything, put it that way.”
Overall, he said his health was good, describing himself as ‘fit as a fiddle’, and is currently preparing for his 2025 tour New Bits & Greatest Hits. He explained that he might be nearing the end of his career - and wants to enjoy himself.
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Former doctor Harry explained: “This friend has worked as a GP for 30 odd years, delivered babies, seen their parents retire, get sick, die, the full family GP thing and he said, 'the time you need money is between 60 and 75 because after 75, if you’re still alive, you’re probably sick'.
“Even if you don’t have anything, your world narrows, you don’t want to go on holiday, you don’t need any new shoes, clothes. And I thought, yeah, you’re right… it completely changed my outlook. With me it’s always jam tomorrow. But at 60 there aren’t that many tomorrows.”
Harry also explained that being a doctor for two years gave him a new perspective on life: “As a doctor I saw these people dying. People that saved all their life for their retirement or people who were fit and doing lots of jogging, and I thought, 'Christ, there’s not really much you can do about this, apart from not smoking'. That’s why I changed profession.”
He doesn’t do exercise beyond walking the dog, and added: “The only bad thing you can do for your health is smoke. Everything else, providing it’s in moderation, you can do. Just don’t smoke. And you can trust me, I used to be a doctor.”
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