Britain’s Got Talent star Lost Voice Guy has been taken to hospital after ‘splitting his head open’.
The 44-year-old, whose real name is Lee Ridley, was forced to cancel two upcoming gigs after the accident.
Sharing an image from A&E of his head covered in a huge bandage, the comedian – who won the ITV talent competition back in 2018 – said he felt ‘silly and useless’ after falling.
Writing on Instagram, Lee, who has cerebral palsy and uses his iPad to talk and perform, joked that he was now ‘Lost Balance Guy’.
Writing in a caption, he said: ‘This is your periodic reminder that living with a disability can be s*** sometimes, however well your life is going.
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‘I fell and split my head over the weekend and was left feeling silly and useless.
‘But this isn’t a post for sympathy. It’s a post to say it’s ok to feel like that sometimes. If you’re disabled, you already know this part.
‘The disabled community is incredibly resilient. Not because we have to be heroic, but because we keep going. We don’t stay down. We pause, recover, and carry on. However that looks for you.’
He finished off his post by adding: ‘Huge thanks to the NHS staff at the RVI for putting me back together. And sorry to the people of Newcastle and Mexborough for missing the shows. I’ll make it up to you.’
Lee, who is originally from County Durham, suffered a brain infection shortly after his cerebral palsy diagnosis.
This saw him slip into a two month coma, which limited his movement and rendered him unable to speak.
Despite the set back, Lee still managed to forge a successful career for himself as a journalist for the BBC before becoming a stand up comedian in 2012.
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