Ex-England cricketer Freddie Flintoff is on a rooftop terrace in Kolkata, talking to the nine young men he’s brought there on tour. “I was going to say we’re representing England,” he tells them. “But we’re representing something far bigger than that.”
Resilience, maybe? After all, everybody on this trip is a year older than they were meant to be, after Flintoff suffered serious injuries in a car accident while filming Top Gear. This delayed international trip is one of the few times he’s been out of his house in months. It’s the first time some of these young men, like 18-year-old Eli – a new recruit drafted in when two boys with Pakistani heritage were refused visas for this trip to India – have been out of the country.
Perhaps Flintoff’s about to say that they’re representing teamwork or family. The boys became both in...
Resilience, maybe? After all, everybody on this trip is a year older than they were meant to be, after Flintoff suffered serious injuries in a car accident while filming Top Gear. This delayed international trip is one of the few times he’s been out of his house in months. It’s the first time some of these young men, like 18-year-old Eli – a new recruit drafted in when two boys with Pakistani heritage were refused visas for this trip to India – have been out of the country.
Perhaps Flintoff’s about to say that they’re representing teamwork or family. The boys became both in...
- 8/14/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Former Top Gear host Andrew Flintoff has opened up about the high-speed crash that has transformed his life, saying: “I shouldn’t be here.”
Flintoff said he “struggles with anxiety,” has “nightmares” and “flashbacks” in comments trailed by BBC News that were filmed during the second season of his cricket series Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams, which were recorded last summer.
These were the first comments Flintoff has made publicly about the crash, which has seen the BBC pay him £9M ($11.5M) in compensation following an investigation by producer BBC Studios and the popular show rested “for the foreseeable future.”
“I genuinely should not be here with what happened,” he said.
“It’s going to be a long road back and I’ve only just started. I’m going to need help. I really am. I’m not the best at asking for it.”
Flintoff, a previously affable England...
Flintoff said he “struggles with anxiety,” has “nightmares” and “flashbacks” in comments trailed by BBC News that were filmed during the second season of his cricket series Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams, which were recorded last summer.
These were the first comments Flintoff has made publicly about the crash, which has seen the BBC pay him £9M ($11.5M) in compensation following an investigation by producer BBC Studios and the popular show rested “for the foreseeable future.”
“I genuinely should not be here with what happened,” he said.
“It’s going to be a long road back and I’ve only just started. I’m going to need help. I really am. I’m not the best at asking for it.”
Flintoff, a previously affable England...
- 8/6/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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