‘Grateful to those who have kept me smiling’: Donna Air reveals she broke her spine just before Christmas as she shares snaps on a hospital neck brace
Donna Air has revealed that she fractured her spine in two places just before Christmas.
The 43-year-old actress took to Instagram on Thursday as she shared snaps wearing a neck brace in hospital, telling 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.
Bad timing: Donna Air has revealed that she broke her spine just before Christmas in a new social media post.
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.
Tough: The actress, 43, took to Instagram on Thursday as she shared snaps wearing a hospital neck brace as she told followers her year had “ended with a bang”
Another image saw her posing with friends during her recovery, while another showed her sweet dog by the Christmas tree.
It comes after Donna revealed that the 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.”
Tough: Donna added that the injury had “stopped her in her tracks” but then went on to thank her nearest and dearest for supporting her through the tough times
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.
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)
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.”
“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.”
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)