Freddie Flintoff agrees to tell-all documentary after life-changing Top Gear crash

Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff was left permanently scarred when he was involved in a terrifying near-fatal crash while filming the BBC show Top Gear in 2022, and underwent a gruelling recovery

Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff has signed up for a tell-all documentary which will focus on his life-changing horror smash.

The 46-year-old former England cricketer was left with permanent injuries following the near-fatal crash that occurred while he was filming the BBC show Top Gear in 2022. He was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after the terrifying accident at Dunsfold Aerodrome, Surrey. Freddie was behind the wheel of a Morgan Super 3 trike on the Top Gear test track when it toppled and collided on the circuit, and he suffered broken ribs and severe facial injuries.

Freddie has kept a low profile since the accident, and has undergone gruelling rehabilitation since the accident, including several operations on his face. BBC bosses axed Top Gear after the incident, and now, Freddie is set to talk about the crash in an in-depth documentary for Disney+. The currently untitled show will focus on Freddie’s life in the months after the accident, and will be executive produced by the cricketer himself.

In a statement from Disney+, it was revealed that the documentary “will look back at Flintoff's incredible life and cricketing career that saw him win two Ashes series with England and become a national sporting hero, whilst charting his life today and return to cricket following his life-altering car crash in 2022”.

Award-winning director John Dower is behind the new feature-length programme, and it will feature “exclusive access to Freddie over the last year to film his recovery and document his cricketing career”. The Mirror has approached Freddie’s rep for comment.

The Preston-born father-of-four spoke about his life-changing injuries earlier this year in the BBC’s Field of Dreams On Tour series, which was initially postponed due to Freddie’s accident. He spoke candidly about suffering from anxiety in the wake of the crash, and confessed he would cry during filming.

“There’ll be times when I take myself off and you won’t see me for half an hour. I’ll go cry in my room and come back,” he sadly explained. “I genuinely should not be here after what happened. It’s going to be a long road back and I’ve only just started. I’ve got to look at the positives, I’ve got another chance, and I’m going to go at it. I’m seeing that as how it is - a second go.”

The former sportsman, who has reportedly signed up to host a special festive reboot edition of the legendary ITV gameshow Bullseye, showed the extent of his injuries in the BBC series, which was filmed weeks after he had surgery on his face. “I am what I am now. I’m different to what I was. It’s something I’ll have to deal with for the rest of my life. Better? No. Different. Something happened which changed my life forever,” he candidly shared.

Following the accident, Top Gear was axed after more than four decades on air, and the BBC offered Freddie a compensation deal that was reportedly worth more than £9 million. “We have sincerely apologised to Freddie and will continue to support him with his recovery," the BBC said in a statement at the time of Freddie’s accident. “We understand [pausing the programme] will be disappointing for fans, but it is the right thing to do, and we'll make a judgement about how best to continue later this year.”

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