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Freddie Flintoff breaks silence on horror crash saying it ‘changed my life forever’
Freddie will make his on-screen return in a new BBC series
A TRAILER for a BBC series appears to show Freddie Flintoff opening up about his horror crash.
The cricket legend and telly personality, 46, was badly injured in an accident while filming Top Gear in December 2022.
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A trailer for the four-part series Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams sees the star opening up about the accident.
One clip features Freddie saying: "Something happened that's changed my life forever", while his face and the scars from his injuries are shown clearly on screen.
After the admission, a narrator remarks: "This is the story of the most unlikely cricket tour that almost didn't happen."
The accident took place at Top Gear's test track, Dunsfold Aerodrome.
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Freddie has not spoken about the incident but has returned to public life over the past year.
In March the BBC announced he would return for another series of Freddie Flintoff's Field Of Dreams.
Meanwhile, Field Of Dreams On Tour follows the first series aired in 2022.
In series one, Freddie moulded a group of unlikely teenagers from his hometown of Preston, Lancashire, into a cricket team.
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This time around, they are to tour India.
Last November, the Beeb announced Top Gear would be rested for "the foreseeable future" following Freddie's accident.
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The former England cricket captain later came to an agreement with the corporation for a multi-million-pound settlement.
Freddie joined Top Gear back in 2019, but it was far from his first TV gig.
He was also a long-term panellist on the Sky panel show A League of Their Own.
During his time on the show, Freddie starred opposite James Corden and Jamie Redknapp.
He ultimately departed A League of Their Own after 16 series.
In 2015, Freddie travelled Down Under for the first series of the Australian version of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
He triumphed over former AFL player Barry Hall and broadcaster Chrissie Swan to be crowned as the winner.
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Freddie is in line for a top cricket job as England's white-ball coach after working as a consultant/mentor with the limited-over squad over the past year.
Field Of Dreams On Tour is coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One.
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