Orlando Bloom Shares Photos Of Himself In A Back Brace After Nearly Fatal 1998 Accident

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One devastating moment changed Orlando Bloom’s life forever. On Friday, the “Lord of the Rings” star shared a photo on Instagram from after he suffered a serious accident in 1998.

RELATED: Orlando Bloom Poses Completely Nude As He Strips Off For A Swim “That’s me in my back brace, circa 1998 about 3 months after I fell 3 floors and crushed my spine, narrowly escaping death and paralysis,” Bloom wrote. “Grateful every day for my limbs that allow me to push my limits and live life on my edge (safer now).” “So proud of you,” his ex-wife Miranda Kerr commented on the post.

The accident occurred when Bloom was climbing up a rooftop terrace with some friends when the drainpipe he was holding onto collapsed.