Fiancée Of Stunt Performer Jonathan Goodwin Reveals He’s Permanently Paralyzed After ‘AGT: Extreme’ Accident
etcanada.comStunt performer Michael Goodwin was seriously injured during an accident on “AGT: Extreme”, spending four months hospitalized while recovering after he was crushed by cars and suffering severe burns.
Goodwin’s fiancée, “Sherlock” star Amanda Abbington, appeared on a recent episode of the “Out to Lunch” podcast, where she shared an update on his condition. “He fell 30 feet and lost a kidney, broke both shoulder blades, shattered both legs,” said Abbington, who was previously married to “Sherlock” co-star Martin Freeman. READ MORE: ‘AGT: Extreme’ Contestant Jonathan Goodwin Leaves Hospital Four Months After On-Set Accident “Third-degree burns, broke his spine and severed his spinal cord and nearly died.
And then on the operating table, he nearly died again,” she continued. “He’s paralyzed now, he’s in a wheelchair,” Abbington said of Goodwin, who now uses a wheelchair. “Unless there’s a kind of stem cell surgery or that thing that Elon Musk is designing with the little chip, he’ll be like that forever,” she added.
Following Abbington’s interview, Goodwin shared a photo of himself on Instagram, in which he holds his dog while seated in his wheelchair. READ MORE: ‘AGT: Extreme’ Daredevil Jonathan Goodwin Crushed By Cars In Near-Fatal Stunt Gone Wrong “6 months ago I went to rehearse something and left this little hairy monkey waiting patiently for me…he didn’t see his dad again until just a couple of weeks ago and when he finally did, dad had new cool wheels,” he wrote in the caption. “A lot has changed in the last 6 months, but love is a constant and I’m very very loved,” he added. “Looking forward to my next chapters and being a roll model.”
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