@chicagoonstage @wgbpl after slipping on a dodgy wet pavement here in Blackpool and fracturing my fibula. ‘Trust me when I say I was ready to go on in a wheelchair to do my shows today, as there is nothing wrong with my voice but obviously for insurance reasons I can’t. ’She added: ‘I’m hoping when I get back home later I can get it sorted to rejoin the wonderful talented cast at some point next week in Sheffield.
Love you guys. ’Brenda had been drafted in to take over the role of Mama Morton from Gemma Collins at the last minute, after the former Towie star had to pull out due to an injury.
Gemma, 41, had been due to take on the role of the iconic prison matron but was left in tears after having to pull out just days before the tour began when an old injury from her time on Dancing On Ice in 2019 flared up.
She had shared a photo of her swollen leg, as an insider added to The Sun: ‘Gemma is absolutely gutted she’s had to pull out of Chicago.
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