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Piers Morgan receives £300 bespoke crutches from Amanda Holden after hip injury
Summary
Piers Morgan has returned home after surgery for a broken hip and was gifted bespoke £300 crutches by Amanda Holden and her husband; he posted hospital photos and thanked friends for their support.
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Piers Morgan has returned home after being discharged from Cromwell Hospital in Kensington following surgery for a broken hip. He shared photographs from hospital, including a picture in bed and an X-ray, when announcing the injury. Former Britain's Got Talent co-judge Amanda Holden and her husband Chris Hughes sent him custom crutches marked "Breaking News." The article reports he faces a period of restricted movement as he recovers.
Known details:
- The crutches were reported to be bespoke items from the website Cool Crutches and to cost £300.
- Morgan posted two pictures: one showing him in a hospital bed and another showing an X-ray of the broken hip.
- He fractured the neck of his femur after tripping on a small step in a London hotel restaurant, and the injury required a full hip replacement.
- Doctors advised up to three months of restricted movement and recommended avoiding long‑haul travel for at least 12 weeks.
- Friends organised food from the Soho pub The Devonshire to be delivered to his hospital bed, with landlord Oisín Rogers reportedly bringing lamb chops himself.
- Friends and public figures responded with well-wishes on his social posts.
Summary:
The injury will limit Morgan's mobility for several weeks, and he has received support from friends including bespoke crutches from Amanda Holden and her husband. Undetermined at this time.
