Kirstie Allsopp has shared that she is recovering ‘in bed’ as she gave a health update a week later taken to hospital by air ambulance.
The Location, Location, Location presenter, 55, underwent surgery on her leg after falling in a ‘muddy spot on a steep path’ on a beach in Devon.
Kirstie posted a selfie on Wednesday in which she smiled as she told her Instagram followers how she is feeling now after the horror accident.
She wrote, “So… 1 week and 1 day after surgery there is quite a lot of feeling in my toes and all the way down my leg, but I am learning and healing and this exercise in patience and humility may prove to be good for me.
‘I would like to thank everyone who helped me reach today for all your kind and uplifting messages.
‘I rented a gamereadyhireuk, which is a brilliant invention, I highly recommend it.
Kirstie Allsopp has shared she is recovering ‘in bed’ as she gave a health update a week after being taken to hospital by air ambulance
The Location, Location, Location presenter, 55, underwent surgery on her leg after falling in a ‘muddy spot on a steep path’ on a beach in Devon
Her co-star Phil Spencer sent his well wishes in her comment as he wrote, “You are very brave and stoic. Be still and heal well’
‘I was sent a book by @biscuiteersltd which is very inspiring and we are going to continue filming the Christmas show in October as planned.
“I’m going to sit with my leg out, but we’ll work around it.
“Every now and then the boys drop by to chat and bring friends, although they’re both at university next week and my leg looks like I’ve been bitten by a shark, but there’s Grapes & Frasier and maybe next year I’ll publish a book called A Leg with a View.”
Kirstie relaxed and settled into bed with a supply of magazines to keep her occupied.
Her co-star Phil Spencer sent his well wishes in her comment as he wrote, “You are very brave and stoic. Be still and heal well. Xx’
At the time of her accident, Kirstie told fans it took “a whole bunch of people” to help her track down her location so an air ambulance could take her to hospital.
She wrote: ‘We have celebrated my birthday almost every year since Oscar was born at Meadowgate, one of my favorite places on earth.
‘We had a picnic on the beach at Welcombe Mouth, a swim and a walk back to the house for some cake. Unfortunately, I slipped on a muddy spot on the steep trail, and it took a lot of people to get me to the hospital.”
She continued, “They operated on my leg and I’ll be home soon. It will be a boot and crutches for a while, but I feel very fortunate that it was possible to get me to the hospital so quickly, and I have a job that I can do on crutches.
‘Not a birthday I will soon forget, and again: THANK YOU to everyone who was involved in my care.’
Kirstie posted a photo of her injury on Wednesday as she told her Instagram followers how she is feeling now after the horror accident
“I rented a gamereadyhireuk which is a genius invention, I highly recommend it,” she revealed
Kirstie relaxed and settled into bed with a supply of magazines to keep her occupied
Kirstie was visiting the beach with her husband, property magnate Ben Anderson, and her sons Bay, 20, and Oscar, 18. The couple married in January 2025 after more than 20 years together.
The broadcaster has become a TV favorite after her work on Location, Location, Location with her long-time co-presenter Phil Spencer – although she recently joked on This Morning that she was his ‘second choice’ for the job.
She said: “There was an Italian girl with legs up to here,” before pointing to her upper chest. “Phil really wanted her, but the problem was her accent was so strong.”
Shaking his head, Phil replied: ‘That’s not entirely true,’ but Kirstie continued: ‘And then there was this really lovely girl who was a real estate agent, but I think she was probably a bit intimidated by the whole thing.
“It kind of came to me by default, we did a non-transferable pilot – thank God it’ll never make it to air – and we both thought, ‘Oh, that was fun, but we have real jobs.’ Then they had the show made and asked us to present it!’
The duo also reflected on the shock from show fans and contributors alike at how involved they are in finding and purchasing real estate behind the scenes of the show.
Kirstie and Phil joked that their picture was on a number of fridges after helping families and couples find their dream homes across the country.
Kirstie said: ‘It’s so wonderful to have a job that means every time you meet someone you can have a conversation about something that’s really important to them. It’s a great privilege.’
Phil added: ‘I’ve made several revisits, which we love to do when we go back a few years later, and it’s really special to find a photo of us and the crew on the day we filmed and the day we found their house.’
“I was speaking to an estate agent on Friday, I was negotiating a deal we had done, and at the end I said, ‘Keep my number, if there’s a problem call me…’ and he said, ‘I thought it was all fake,’” Kirstie added.
The presenter told her followers she had enjoyed a day at the beach to celebrate her birthday, and said it took ‘a whole bunch of people’ to help her track down her location after the fall.
In a lengthy Instagram post, Kirstie paid tribute to the ambulance and hospital staff who cared for her, saying she was ‘very lucky’ they were able to reach her
Kirstie shared a photo of the Cornwall Air Ambulance service as they made their way to meet her on the beach
To which Phil chimed in again: “I had a few, we had three days of filming and we were sitting in the pub at the end of the show and we were discussing tactics and value and negotiation, and I picked up my phone to call the agent.
“They said, ‘Wait a minute, you’re not going to do that, are you?’
Kirstie concluded: ‘People think Phil and I end every working day in a pub pretending to have a phone conversation!’
The pair also raised eyebrows when Phil didn’t Attending Kirstie’s wedding in January 2025.
As he tied the knot with property magnate Ben in a secret ceremony at Grosvenor Chapel in Mayfair, the star’s co-host was noticeably absent from the festivities.
However, it was later revealed that the event was so heavily shrouded in secrecy that even guests were unaware they were attending a wedding until the last minute.
Phil and Kirstie said that although they have been good friends for 25 years, they never hang out outside of work.
Speaking in an interview with The TelegraphKirstie admitted: ‘We don’t socialize because we work together so much.’
Phil added: ‘But we are very fond of each other. There is no one else who has had this experience. I have made Kirstie one of the most important people in my life.”
The pair have been part of each other’s lives through the biggest moments, as Kirstie added: ‘Through the most important parts of our lives we have been there for each other. I think Phil was one of the first people I ever told I was pregnant.”
