Gavin and Stacey star needs a wheelchair and is in a ‘lot of pain’ after breaking leg in nasty fall
A GAVIN and Stacey star has been left wheelchair-bound after a nasty fall - as they say they're in 'a lot of pain'.
Alison Steadman incurred the nasty injury after falling while in the Dubai dessert.
The actress - who is adored for her role as Pam in Gavin and Stacey - is believed to have suffered a hairline fracture on her right leg.
Alison also smashed her hand during the incident which has left her in a "lot of pain".
She was attending the Desert Stanzas - an event which sees authors and guests driven out to the Arabian desert to listen to poetry.
The concrete walkaway was allegedly uneven, and Alison slipped and was sent crashing down to the ground.
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Alison, 78, explained: "The path was uneven and I went flying. At the hospital I had tablets for the pain. It's been terrible.
"I don't think I've broken my leg but I twisted it badly so there could be a hairline fracture."
The star has been given a boot for her right foot to allow it to heal, while wearing a bandage on her wrist and hand.
She's due to fly home to the UK on Sunday where she'll attend London's Whittington hospital for further tests.
Alison is in the UAE for the Emirates Airline festival of literature as she promotes her own memoir, Out of Character.
Despite her injury, Steadman was still able to enjoy a nighttime boat trip - albeit in a wheelchair - with her husband, actor Michael Elwyn.
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Gavin and Stacey's Best Moments
With the news that the show is set to make an exciting return to screens, let's take a look at some of the comedy programme's biggest and best moments...
- Smithy and Rudi's American Boy rap - No one will ever forget when James Corden and Sheridan Smith rapped perfectly word for word the Kanye West and Estelle hit American Boy as they walked across the car park on the phone to Gavin.
- Pam's Vegetarian faux pas - Despite loving a cheesburger, Pam found herself caught up in a web of unexpected lies when she claimed to be Vegetarian. She is forced to keep up the secret throughout the entire show and uses hubby Mick to help her scoff meat. She is later rumbled when Stacey catches her in the act as she scoffs ham in the kitchen. Stacey says to her: “Is that ham, Pam!?… “I’ve seen you, Pam. A scotch egg here, a bit of bacon there, putting those regular sausages into the Linda McCartney box”.
- THAT fishing trip - It remains one of the biggest mysteries in Gavin and Stacey history as to just exactly what did happen on the ill-fated fishing trip. Bryn appears to be hiding a secret as to an occurance between him and his nephew Jason which has left relations fractures. Ness' on-off boyfriend, Dave, is the only other person to know the whole truth. Bryn did appear to allude to him and Jason lying together naked to keep warm as he said to Dave: “We’re going to have this out, once and for all, man to man, you may know what happened, David, but you don’t know why it happened! It was freezing cold, it was! And when you are that cold…”
- Islands in the Stream - No one can ever forget the classic Karaoke performance of Islands in the Stream. Nessa and Bryn performed the track in front of all their nearest and dearest. It saw the whole pub burst into some line-dancing as they enjoyed a boozy night out.
- The Xmas special proposal - In 2019, fans were left overjoyed when the show made a comeback but it ended on the ultimate cliffhanger. Nessa asked Smithy if she would marry him as she finally laid bare her feelings for him. Fans were gutted as the show then cut straight to the credits as they never found out just how Smithy answered. Will all be revealed in the brand new episode?