James May injured in accident as brand new TV show thrown into chaos

James May's new TV venture has been thrown into chaos after he suffered a nasty injury.

The former The Grand Tour presenter suffered an injury after falling from his bicycle this month. During a charity bike ride in London, when he fell near Hammersmith Bridge in London and "bust" his wrist. However, it appears that this injury has now sparked chaos for his new Channel 5 programme, The Great Explorers With James May.

James, 61, has since said that he had been left "annoyed" by his injury which saw hum unable to film several scenes that were initially planned for the new series. At the time of his injury, James took to X, formerly known as Twitter to share the news with his online followers.

He said on the micro-blogging platform: "I'm taking part in a charity bicycle ride today, with the Armonico Consort and me old mate Oz Clarke (OBE). But I'm going in the car, because I bust my wrist in a bicycle accident." But in a new interview, he has shared his frustrations over his injury.

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"At my age, this sort of thing takes much longer to heal," he told The Telegraph. He went on to add: "I woke up one day and the one thing I never thought would happen had happened: I felt old. It's partly my hair; my baggy face." James' new series will see him follow the footsteps of the likes of James Cook, Sir Walter Raleigh and Christopher Columbus, sharing their stories and travels.

Speaking to The Sun, a source at the time said: "This show is all about James looking back over the journeys of the world ’s most notable explorers across three 90-minute episodes dedicated to each name. Not only will he examine the success of their stories, from engineering innovation to culinary invention, but also the treasures brought back to dark, damp Europe.

"This series will also reveal the less impressive or palatable aspects of these men, for many, their discoveries may not be quite what they expected." It comes after James revealed he was "not depressed" after The Grand tour ended. He joked in a bombshell remark that it was time to stop the show because the three presenters were "on the brink of death".

May co-hosted the programme alongside his fellow former Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond, and he is "not full of woe and regret" about the last-ever episode, which premiered earlier this month, because the trio ended "on a high note". Speaking at Market Place Vauxhall - where vendors have collaborated with the star to create limited-edition James Gin infused dishes for one week only - he said: "Nothing will ever be as big as Top Gear and The Grand Tour were, so I'm not full of woe and regret."

He went on: "It was time to stop. We are all getting quite old. One or two of us are on the brink of death, and I hope we left on a high note with people wanting more, because that's what you're supposed to do in show business. So, I'm not depressed about it. It's a time for reflection, a reflection usually leads to another gin."

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