ITV Britain's Got Talent escapologist left paralysed and almost died twice after suspension stunt went wrong

BAFTAs host Richard Ayoade joked that he only did the hosting job for "money" as he opened the show.The IT Crowd star, 44, spoke today (Sunday, May 8) as he took to the stage to kick off proceedings with a funny speech.Richard also joked that he "doesn't care" who won any of the night's awards and also said that "stars don't trust me".The ceremony marked a return to a full glitz and glamour in-person event, after the awards were disrupted for two years by the pandemic.Comedian, presenter and Richard hosted the event, which celebrated the depth of talent across Britain's TV industry, for the third consecutive year.However, he also joked that this would be his last time hosting the show.Presenters at the star-studded ceremony included Michelle Keegan, Sex Education's Aimee Lou Wood, Giovanni Pernice, Lee Mack, Lorraine Kelly, Martin Freeman, Rochelle Humes, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Suranne Jones, Susanna Reid, Tom Daley and Oscar-winning actress Olivia Coleman.Mocking the back-slapping nature of awards ceremonies, Richard cheekily added: "Nobody works harder than stars. Other than people in other professions."Channel 4's AIDS drama It's A Sin led the nomination pack, with an impressive 11 nods, including one for lead actor Olly Alexander.Richard's first TV BAFTA ceremony, held in July 2020, was a virtual ceremony due to the pandemic, with many praising Richard's hosting as "perfect".The ceremony was held behind closed doors, with its celebrities accepting awards via video link, and no audience in sight, except for six presenters in the studio.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.

"America’s Got Talent: Extreme" contestant Jonathan Goodwin revealed in a recent television interview that he told his fiancée Amanda Abbington that she could end their relationship after his near-fatal accident. In October 2021, the contestant lost a kidney, severed his spinal cord, broke both his shoulder blades, shattered both his legs and suffered third degree burn, which left him paralyzed.  Goodwin explained in the couple’s first interview since the accident that he left the fate of their relationship up to the "Sherlock" actress.

becoming paralyzed from the waist down following a stunt gone wrong during a taping of . In his first TV interview since the accident six months ago, Goodwin opens up about adjusting to being wheelchair bound. «I don't really have a great memory ...I know that there was a moment where I knew it was going wrong,» he told  of the near-fatal incident.In October, a spokesperson for  told ET that during a rehearsal for , «an accident occurred in which escape artist Jonathan Goodwin was injured while performing his act.» According to , Goodwin was suspended 70 feet in the air in a straitjacket hanging by his feet from a wire, with two cars on either side of him swinging back and forth. He was attempting a stunt where he would free himself from the straitjacket and land on an air mattress before the cars crushed him. After the accident, Goodwin was in critical condition, and had broken legs and shoulders, a damaged kidney, a punctured lung, fractured ribs and a complete spinal fracture.«The spinal surgeon said that my injury was the worst that he'd ever seen and also told me that there was a really good chance I wouldn't make it through the surgery,» the 42-year-old stuntman told .A post shared by T H E D A R E D E V I L (@jonathangoodwinofficial)Goodwin said following the accident, he told his fiancée of one month, Amanda Abbington, that she had «a get out of jail free card» — but she stuck by him.«Amanda has been there for me every day since and has been and was really my motivation to get through it,» he shared.The stuntman goes on to describe what it's like being paralyzed.

Amanda Abbington never had a second thought about sticking by her man.

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SHERLOCK star Amanda Abbington broke down in tears on today’s Lorraine as her fiancé Jonathan Goodwin opened up about his life changing injuries. Britain’s Got Talent star Jonathan is now paralysed and in a wheelchair after a stunt went terribly wrong on TV.

Amanda Abbington and her fiancé Jonathan Goodwin have opened up about the shocking accident that left the Britain’s Got Talent star paralysed in their first TV interview together. Sherlock star Amanda, 48, and escapologist Jonathan, 42, joined Lorraine Kelly on her ITV show on Friday to talk about how the accident had impacted their relationship. Jonathan fell 30 feet between two burning cars when a stunt on America’s Got Talent: Extreme went wrong, and spent four months in hospital as a result.The stuntman, who found fame as a finalist on BGT, told Lorraine: “I’m doing as well as I can be.

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Britain's Got Talent star Jonathan Goodwin has been left paralysed by a stunt that went wrong during a rehearsal on America's Got Talent: Extreme.It has been revealed that Jonathan, from Pembrokeshire, was crushed between two suspended cars after they caught fire.He appeared on Lorraine on Friday (May 6) morning alongside his actress fiancée Amanda Abbington, who has appeared in BBC's Sherlock.Jonathan revealed that he suffered a catalogue of injuries, including a severed spinal cord and third-degree burns, after falling 30 feet.He also lost a kidney, broke both shoulder blades and shattered both legs.He was supposed to escape a straight jacket while suspended upside down 30 feet in the air in between two cars.However, he became crushed between them as they caught fire.Speaking on the ITV show, Amanda branded his cheekily branded her partner an "idiot".She said" "He's an idiot but i'm a wally so it's fine."Jonathan and Amanda went on to reveal that they plan to get married in the near future.Opening up on the first time they met, the stunt daredevil explained: "We had known each other for a while but never met."Our first call was seven hours "I flew to Vienna, because she was working there, to meet her after a month of chatting."We were engaged without half an hour."As well as featuring on Simon Cowell's talent shows, Goodwin has also featured on the Discovery Channel's One Way Out and How Not to Become Shark Bait as well as Channel 4's Balls of Steel and the Jonathan Ross Show.Amanda previously explained that Jonathan is keeping upbeat despite his life-changing injuries.She said: "His courage and his strength is something that I just aspire to be like."He's just incredible, honestly, like so happy, just like a very

"America's Got Talent: Extreme" star Jonathan Goodwin shared he is now paralyzed and requires the use of a wheelchair following a failed, on-set stunt on the popular NBC competition show in October 2021. The 42-year-old Welsh daredevil shared a few details of his recovery efforts with fans in an Instagram post on Tuesday. "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," Goodwin wrote.  "A lot has changed in the last 6 months, but love is a constant and I’m very very loved.

Martin Freeman like you never have before. The English actor plays a disheartened cop in the gritty BritBox drama,, and only ET has the exclusive first look at the intense trailer for the series inspired by real-life events. Created by Tony Schumacher, whose past serves as the basis for the series, sees Martin starring as Chris Carson, a Liverpool cop, whose night after night facing crime, violence and addiction on the streets has begun to fuel his own personal demons. The series plays out over one week as Chris gets paired with a rookie partner, Rachel (Adelayo Adedayo), and becomes bent on saving the life of a young addict trapped in a deadly dilemma.

PARALYSED Britain's Got Talent star Jonathan Goodwin has revealed his comeback plans despite being in a wheelchair. The escapologist, 42, was paralysed for life and confined to a wheelchair after a dangerous stunt went wrong.

Britain's Got Talent 2019 finalist Jonathan Goodwin, 42, has thanked fans for their support after it was confirmed he had been paralysed after a dangerous stint on America's Got Talent. After his partner confirmed his health in a recent podcast, Jonathan shared a photo to Instagram as he thanked fans for the messages - but he seems in good spirits. However, the star has confirmed that it's likely his injuries are permanent.

Well-known stuntman Jonathan Goodwin has broken his silence regarding a severe, life-threatening injury he sustained back in October of last year.

Simon Cowell is a judge - when he fell to the ground after bouncing off the bonnet of one of the cars. The 2019 Britain's Got Talent contestant and 2020 America's Got Talent semi-finalist suffered a catalogue of injuries, including a severed spinal cord and third-degree burns. He was airlifted to hospital and had to spend months recovering.

Jonathan Goodwin has shared the first photo of himself in a wheelchair after his stunt on Britain's Got Talent left him paralysed.The 42 year old suffered a horrific accident in October 2021 when a stunt on America's Got Talent: Extreme went wrong. While trying to escape from a straight jacket as he was suspended in the air between two burning cars, the Welshman was crushed between the vehicles and fell 30 feet to the ground.The stuntman was left with a severed spinal cord, third degree burns, a broken spine and had shattered his legs as a result of the horrific event.

BRITAIN'S Got Talent star Jonathan Goodwin has broken his silence after a dangerous stunt left him paralysed. The escapologist, 42, says his injuries are "likely" to be permanent as he opened up about his diagnosis.

the accident that left her fiancé paralysed. 42-year-old Abbington is engaged to escapologist Jonathan Goodwin, who shot to fame after he appeared on Britain’s Got Talent in 2019. Amanda revealed that the Welsh daredevil became paralysed in 2021 after an accident during rehearsals for America's Got Talent : Extreme.

Gemma Atkinson, 37, got engaged to Gorka Marquez last year after the pair had dated after meeting on Strictly Come Dancing back in 2017. However, it was not the soap actress’ first engagement, as she has been proposed to twice previously, which has been criticised by someSpeaking on Vicky Pattinson’s podcast The Secret To, Gemma reflected on her experience with failed romances.Discussing her engagement to Gorka, she said: “This is my third, third time lucky for me as well, that’s the thing people say, ‘Oh you have been engaged three times’.

BRITAIN'S Got Talent star Jonathan Goodwin has shared his first picture in a wheelchair after being paralysed in a dangerous stunt. The 42-year-old nearly died when he fell on his head from 30ft above the ground while rehearsing a daring escapology act.

An escapologist who reached the final of Britain's Got Talent almost died twice and has been left paralysed after a stunt went disastrously wrong.