Felix Gretarsson: Last News

Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway left fans confused as she said she didn't want to shake the hand of a man who received a double arm transplant.Felix Gretarsson appeared on the programme with his wife on Friday (June 10), to discuss how he is able to use his arms after not being able to hug his daughter for decades.He was forced to have both limbs amputated after being electrocuted at his job as an electrician, jolted as he touched a live wire after a miscommunication with his colleagues.The blast threw him 30 feet to the ground.Now Felix's own nerves are growing in the donated arms, meaning he is able to lift things, walk his dog and hold hands with his grandchildren.But Kate caused a stir on the programme as she asked him: "Am I allowed to shake your hand?"She got up from the desk and told Felix: "I'm nervous to do it, I don't want to do it, but that is allowed and that's good, is it?"It's possible Kate meant she didn't want to hurt him by jostling the limb, though she trailed off before she could explain, and enthusiastically shook hands with Felix and his wife Sylwia."Oh wow," Kate said as their hands connected. "That is a fantastic thing for me to do and wonderful that you get to.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A man has been fitted with groundbreaking donor biceps after both of his arms were set on fire.Felix Gretarsson, 49, from the town of Kpavogur in Iceland, was electrocuted in 1998 while trying to fix a power line.Surgeons inserted a metal plate in his spine and carried out 54 operations in a desperate bid to save the electrician’s life.After coming out of a three-month coma, he fell into substance abuse to deal with the chronic pain.In 2007, Felix saw an advert on TV for a lecture at the University of Iceland by renowned surgeon Dr Jean-Michel Dubernard, most famous for performing the first successful hand transplant in 1998.He quizzed him on the future possibility of full arm