Frail-looking Molly Meldrum is mobbed by fans as he attends Guns N Roses concert
Frail-looking Molly Meldrum is mobbed by fans while attending a Guns N’ Roses concert in Melbourne after a horrific accident that left him fighting for his life.
Molly Meldrum made a rare public appearance at the Guns N’ Roses concert in Melbourne on Saturday.
The 79-year-old television legend looked in high spirits as excited fans mobbed him and posed with him for photos.
The frail-looking Molly was seen walking to her seat with the help of a friend after arriving at the show.
Frail-looking Molly Meldrum was mobbed by fans while attending a Guns N’ Roses concert after a horrific accident left him fighting for his life.
The beloved TV icon looked delighted as he shook hands with his excited fans.
Molly was wearing a black sweater, a jacket of the same color and her trademark Stetson hat for the concert.
Molly is rarely seen in public since her horrifying fall at her home in December 2011.
The frail-looking Molly was seen walking to her seat with the help of a friend after arriving at the show. The beloved TV icon looked delighted as she shook hands with her excited fans.
Guns N’ Roses is currently on tour in Australia. Pictured during their Melbourne show on Saturday
The beloved television icon suffered a fractured skull, brain swelling, broken shoulder and ribs, and broken vertebrae in the accident.
He spent five weeks in a coma in intensive care fighting for his life, but somehow managed to pull through and recover.
The former Countdown host later admitted that the accident forced him to acknowledge that he is not “bulletproof”.
Molly has rarely been seen in public since her horrific fall at home in December 2011. The beloved television icon suffered a fractured skull, swelling in her brain, broken shoulder and ribs, and fractured vertebrae in the accident.
“You realize that life is short,” he said. New Idea magazine in July of last year.
“I was very lucky to have so many wonderful people looking after me at the time of the accident and afterwards, which was truly a godsend.
‘I also learned a lot from the patients in the hospital. Hearing their stories, the hardships they’ve had to go through…it was humbling.’
He spent five weeks in a coma in intensive care fighting for his life, but somehow managed to pull through and recover.