Mary Berry Reveals She Recently Spent 10 Days In Hospital After Breaking Her Hip In A Fall
Former Great British Bake Off judge Dame Mary Berry has revealed she recently underwent surgery on her hip, following a fall at her home.
Dame Mary told the Daily Mailâs Weekend magazine that she was rushed to hospital in an ambulance back in August, after tripping over some bricks while picking sweet peas in her garden.
The 86-year-old broke her hip in the accident, and ended up spending 10 days in hospital.
She explained that sheâd initially called to her husband to help her, but he didnât hear as he was watching a cricket match, and it was her son-in-law Dan who eventually came to her rescue.
â[Dan] saw me and said, âIâll get an ambulanceâ. I said, âOh, no, Iâm fineâ, but he overruled me,â Dame Mary recalled.
âHe rang for the ambulance and they said, âWeâre very, very busyâ. It was Sunday afternoon and there were lots of football injuries and whatever.â
She continued: âWe waited for three-and-a-half hours, until 6pm, and quite right too! I was perfectly happy. There may have been a road accident.
âI quite understood that they were busy and Dan was caring for me. He kept me chatting.â
Eventually, she discovered that sheâd broken her hip, with surgeons repairing the injury rather than giving the much-loved cook a replacement, with Dame Mary adding: âOh, they were all lovely!â
Dame Mary is best known for her stint hosting the Great British Bake Off alongside Paul Hollywood between 2010 and 2016.
Since stepping down from Bake Off when it made the move to Channel 4, Mary has judged Britainâs Best Home Cook and fronted shows like Mary Berry Every Day and the festive special Mary Berry Saves Christmas.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost UK and has been updated.