Steve Brown accident: How the Countryfile star's injury changed his life

express.co.uk:

Steve Brown, 39, previously was the Captain of the Great Britain wheelchair rugby squad but has since rekindled his childhood love for nature on presenting Countryfile.

But what do we know of the Countryfile host?When Steve was 24, he endured an injury which changed life as he knew it.While on holiday in Germany, Steve is reported to have tripped and fallen from a first-floor balcony.As a result, he broke his neck and was paralysed from the chest down.Talking about his accident to Radio Times, Steve said: "I wasn't larking around, I just tripped and fell.He added: "I was at a friend's house in Germany."I wasn't doing anything wrong or silly – no Brits abroad messing around – I just tripped and fell over the railings of the balcony."I landed.