Joe Wicks rushed to hospital after nasty accident – and is forced to cancel work plans as he limps on crutches
JOE Wicks has been rushed to hospital after suffering a nasty accident – and has been forced to cancel his work plans.
Fitness guru Joe, 39, shared the unfortunate news with his followers after injuring himself during a morning run.
The personal trainer, known for inspiring millions to stay active, revealed that the incident left him on crutches with ligament damage.
Taking to Instagram today, he shared a photo of himself limping around his house, as well as an X-ray scan.
In his caption, the influencer wrote: “Happy New Year. Had a shocker this morning. Thought I’d end the year with a run.
“Was feeling inspired and hit the road in the dark at 6am. As I ran around the corner I rolled my ankle on the grass and put all of my weight onto it. So painful.
“I had to hop back home on my other foot. Anyway bit of a setback. Went to the hospital for an X-ray because I thought it was fractured.
“Good news is that it’s not broken, just ligament damage. Codeine and ice for me today.
“Unfortunately this means I won’t be able to do my planned 5km walk around Virginia Lake tomorrow morning. So sorry I can’t make it. I was really looking forward to it.
“I’ll plan another one there as soon as I can. If you know anyone who was planning on coming along can you please tag them below or let them know today. I’m worried they won’t see it and will turn up.
“Thank you. Have a happy new year everyone.”
The comments section was flooded with support from Joe’s fans wishing him a speedy recovery.
Fitness guru Joe has seen his wealth skyrocket after he became the nation’s PE teacher during the Covid pandemic.
The self-styled Body Coach, who was being watched by more than a million fitness fans per session during his peak, banked a massive £1.6million in 2020.
Figures for his companies revealed the giant spike, which included the first week of enforced quarantine.
He now has two companies worth more than £7 million after becoming the face of keep fit during the lockdown.
The Bodycoach Online Nutrition Limited saw cash fly up from £2.3 million to £3.6 million up to the end of March this year.
Another company Joe Wicks Limited saw retained earnings go up by £300,000 to nearly £3.5 million over the same period.
Father-of-two Wicks, married to Page 3 model Rosie Jones, was awarded an MBE after becoming a household name with his 9am fitness lessons for school kids and workers.
He donated thousands of pounds generated through his YouTube videos to the NHS and said in April after being accused of cashing in on the lockdown: “I’m not benefiting financially, I’m giving it all back.”
Just this year, he fronted an Asda campaign to raise money for all UK state-funded schools – which raised £1 million in its first 72 hours.