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Richard E Grant makes Peaky Blinders joke as he recovers after being hit on the head with a metal bar

The Withnail &; I actor told his followers he’d be wearing a cap until his head had healed properly

RICHARD E Grant made a Peaky Blinders joke as he thanked his fans for their well-wishes after he was whacked on the head with a metal bar.

The 60-year-old actor posted a picture of himself wearing a flat cap and said: “Thank you for all the kind messages of support. Wearing a cover-up cap till I’m Peaky Blinder better!”

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Richard E Grant joked about Peaky Blinders after he was thumped on the head with a metal bar

Yesterday the Withnail & I actor tweeted his thanks to nurses for their care at Stroud General Hospital after the mystery incident.

He wrote: “Am truly indebted to Nurses Holly & Theresa at Stroud NHS hospital for sorting out my head wound this evening.

“Heavy metal bar clonked my cranium and they kindly cleaned me up & glued me together again like Humpty Dumpty!”

It appeared the star, who has a house in Avening in the Cotswolds, hurt himself at home.

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Yesterday he revealed he’d been in the accident and thanked the NHS for their help

Fans and NHS staff were quick to wish Richard a swift recovering on social media.

One Twitter user replied: “As an NHS nurse working in Scotland we don’t often get nice feedback.

“It’s lovely to hear someone with such a high profile thanking staff. Speedy recovery to you.”

Dozens of his followers also wished Grant a quick recovery, with one commenting: “Wowsers! That sounds painful!”

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The actor was inundated with messages of support

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“Hope you feel better very soon and a big thumbs up to nurses Holly and Theresa and all our wonderful NHS workers.”

Richard is also known for his roles in Logan, Spice World, Gosford Park, The Iron Lady and a Christmas Carol.

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