'Just when I'm getting somewhere' GMB's Ben Shephard fumes at 'slow' injury setbacks

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Ben Shephard had injured his leg during a veterans' football match back in June, leaving him with a fractured leg, a ruptured ACL, and torn muscles and ligaments.The 47-year-old was bed-bound and underwent several surgeries before taking a break from his presenting duties on Good Morning Britain to focus his attention on making a speedy recovery.He returned to the ITV show that same month but stressed he was a long way away from walking without feeling discomfort in his knee.And on Monday, one curious fan tweeted Ben to find out how his progress was coming along. "How's the knee coming on pal?" @shrekfacethema1 tweeted."That new equipment any good?

I'm 8 years post ACL op number 2 and it still sucks."Keep the faith."Completely taken by the Twitter user's message, Ben responded: "8 years!?""Yeah it's slow so far, I'm 6 months post op and just when I think im getting somewhere it goes a bit wrong." (sic)After his return to GMB, the Tipping Point star detailed his horrific injury, revealing how he had "severed all the nerves" in his leg as he carried on playing football.

His fellow co-host Susanna Reid appeared emotional as she told viewers how Ben had arrived at the ITV studios wearing a leg brace.It seemed apparent that Ben was determined to make it back to work by any means."I wish I had taken a photograph in my dressing room this morning, because Ben came in with quite the get up on your leg," she said.

The father-of-two chimed in, saying: "Without realising, I have ruptured my ACL, I've torn the meniscus, and I've fractured part of my leg as well.""Interestingly, I didn't realise I had done it quite so badly."I carried on playing for 25 minutes before I thought, 'It feels a little bit unstable, perhaps I should.