Donna Air says she is ‘very lucky’ to have made a full recovery after fracturing her spine

Donna Air was counting her blessings at the premiere of Never Forget Tibet: The Dalai Lama’s Untold Story, after she fractured her spine in two places just before Christmas, leaving her tied to her bed and wearing a neck brace.

“I feel very blessed and very lucky to have made a full recovery,” the actress, 43, tells me at the event at Everyman Borough Yards in London.

‘It was very debilitating, but I read a lot and walked a lot.

“It was quite a different pace of life for me. It was a reminder to me to hold on to the things that really matter.’

A former girlfriend of the Princess of Wales’ brother, James Middleton, Donna has a daughter with casino and wildlife park owner Damian Aspinall.

Calvary: “I feel very blessed and very lucky to have made a full recovery,” the actress, 43, tells me at the event at Everyman Borough Yards in London.

Donna revealed that she broke her spine in two places just before Christmas on December 23.

The actress took to Instagram as she shared snaps wearing a hospital neck brace while telling her followers her year had “ended with a bang”.

Donna added that the injury had “stopped her in her tracks” but went on to thank her nearest and dearest for supporting her through the difficult times.

Sharing her post, she wrote in the caption: ‘Well the year has ended with a bang. Just when I thought this Christmas would be no holds barred, I managed to fracture my spine in two places.

‘I guess sometimes we stop dead in our tracks and are reminded once again to keep it simple, looking forward to seeing many of you when I put my dancing shoes back on. Grateful to my nearest and dearest who have kept me smiling these last two weeks, especially @freyaaspinalll AKA ‘The Elf Who Saved Christmas’.

‘A natural COO and the most savvy of buyers. Sending you all lots of love, Merry Christmas to all and to those of you facing your own challenges, remember this too shall pass!

In her post, she was sitting in her hospital bed in the brace while in another shot she took a mirror selfie in her gown.

Another image saw her posing with friends during her recovery, while another showed her sweet dog by the Christmas tree.

Life: Donna, ex-girlfriend of the Princess of Wales’ brother, James Middleton, has a daughter with casino and wildlife park owner Damian Aspinall.

Honest: She added: ‘It was very debilitating, but I did a lot of reading and a lot of walking. “It was quite a different pace of life for me. It was a reminder to me to hold on to the things that really matter.

Hard: Donna revealed that she broke her spine in two places just before Christmas on December 23rd.

Tough: Donna said the injury had “stopped her in her tracks” but later thanked her nearest and dearest for supporting her through the tough times

It came after Donna revealed that Covid lockdowns caused her to gain weight “for the first time” in her life.

In 2021 he revealed who had gone up two jean sizes since the pandemic began the year before by eating cheese and several take-out meals a week.

However, the actress insisted she had no plans to lose the extra pounds any time soon, saying she was “pretty happy about it” and loving her new “curves.”

Speaking again! magazine about keeping fit during lockdown, Donna said: ‘I’ve been pretty relaxed with what I eat.

“For the first time in my life, I have finally gained some weight, which is amazing.

“I’ve gone up two jean sizes during lockdown and it’s never, ever happened in my life, no matter how hard I’ve tried, so I’m actually pretty happy about it. I like my new curves.

At the start of the pandemic, Donna revealed that she had contracted Covid-19.

She told her fans on Twitter that she had tested positive for coronavirus in late March 2020, writing: “I hope you all manage to stay strong and relatively in good spirits during lockdown.”

Update: Sharing her post, she wrote in the caption: ‘Well the year has ended with a bang. Just when I thought this Christmas would be no holds barred, I managed to fracture my spine in two places’ (pictured with friends on her head)

Change: It comes after Donna revealed that the Covid lockdowns caused her to gain weight ‘for the first time’ in her life (pictured in August 2020)

“I just wanted to let you know that I developed mild flu-like symptoms and started isolating 18 days ago. I took a test for some clarity and the results came back positive for Covid19.

“Fortunately, the symptoms improved soon after and my loved ones are not showing any signs of the virus.

“I will continue to follow the government guidelines and in the meantime I am sending a lot of love to all of you, especially those on the front lines.”

Later that year, in October, Donna said that she believed that contracting the virus left her with memory loss and “brain fog.”