Richard Madeley breaks his arm after suffering horrific fall: ‘I went down hard’

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Richard Madeley broke his arm after falling on ice

The 60-year-old – whose wife Judy Finnigan previously suffered a stress fracture after she was running behind her husband in the airport – took to Twitter to confirm that he had been rushed to hospital after the horrific fall.

He posted: "They say there's a 1st time for everything. So today I broke my arm falling on ice! Went down hard + smashed it! Op tomoz (sic)"

Richard later added: "Ta all for good wishes. Worse things happen. Just incredibly inconvenient."

The presenter then shared: "Lucky it was the left one and weirdly it's still pretty functional. But as Lennon said: 'Life's what happens when you're making other plans.'"

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Richard thanked his followers for their well wishes

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Richard's 208,000 followers immediately took to the social media site to send him their well wishes, with one person posting: "Poor thing. Think of it as a chance to read loads around the clock. Perfect excuse. Feel better."

A second shared: "OW…ow ow..Good luck with the op, hope it's all straightforward."

A third social networker simply said: "Feel better soon, Richard x"

Richard's tweets come after Judy spoke out about her injury on Loose Women.

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Richard and his TV presenter wife Judy Finnigan

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She revealed back in April 2015: "[I suffered a] stress fracture – thanks to Richard who insisted we arrive by train.

"I had to trudge all the way through the station, to the terminal…all the way around. Suddenly I felt this sharp pain and by the time we got to our holiday destination – where it was raining – it had swollen up to the size of a balloon."

She added: "My doctor said it was a classic. It often happens to people trudging around at airports carrying bags."

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