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Paddy McGuinness: Top Gear presenter shares injury update after undergoing surgery
Top Gear host, 48, shared how he had surgery to fix his torn meniscus, which saw him forced to pull out of Soccer Aid 2021 after sustaining the injury.In view of his 563,300 followers, Paddy gave an update on his recovery at home while sharing a snap of his leg resting on a sofa.The TV star wrote: "The auld knee is slowly getting better."Hired this machine to help keep the swelling down."If you’ve had the same knee surgery (lateral meniscus tear) this really helps."B****y freezing though! #weekend," he ended the post.Paddy's update comes after he previously revealed he underwent an operation on his knee after suffering an injury last year.Following his post this afternoon, the star's followers took to the comments to wish him well.TV presenter Rav Wilding penned: "Rest up and get back stronger."Enda Finnerty commented: "Good man Paddy, relax and watch the rugby."Twitter user Andy Woodfine commiserated with the star over his pain but told how he preferred traditional methods compared to Paddy's new piece of kit."I share your pain Paddy but survived with plenty of petis pois!"John Wick questioned whether the TV personality had sustained his injury in a game of Netball, to which Paddy was quick to jokingly quip back: "Rounders."On Tuesday, Paddy took to Twitter and Instagram to share the health update, admitting that he was "still sedated" and in hospital recovering following the surgery.Paddy wrote: "Been in hospital for a knee op.Thought I’d use the time to catch up on Ozark.
