Gloria Hunniford admits husband was left in 'agony' after taxi accident almost killed him

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Loose Women star Gloria had revealed to Express.co.uk in unearthed quotes from 2020.Stephen had just left the Royal Variety Performance when he tried to hail a taxi - with ill-fated consequences."He was waiting for it to come over from the other side of the road but, in the meantime, another taxi came whizzing around the corner and it would have killed him had he not jumped out of the way," a traumatised Gloria revealed.She added that Stephen was in "agony", but initially refused to seek help."Because men are very macho we continued on to the hotel where the after-show party was being held and staff got him paracetamol," she explained.The next day, they attended the Pembury hospital together where the fracture that had almost left him incapable of movement was diagnosed.He was sent home and instructed to wait for it to "heal naturally".For the first 10 weeks, Stephen was totally unable to walk, but the hospital fortunately had confirmed that his condition would not be permanent.It could all have been very different - and Gloria has extended her gratitude to the NHS.Revealing that her husband had been rescued not once, but three times by the health service, she added: "I owe the NHS for my Stephen's life."The first close shave he'd had was in 2004 when he suffered a mild heart attack, which Loose Women star Gloria believes was induced by grief.Stephen has lost four of his siblings to heart issues, and his own attack kicked in after the grief of losing his "favourite brother"."Stephen is an emotional man and I think he was so distressed at losing George instantly that it sparked something," she elaborated sadly.Fortunately, despite his family history, he has been able to keep any further issues at bay by maintaining his.