BBC star shares health update on mum after she was trampled by sheep

Former One Show host, Matt Baker has shared an update astir his mother’s health 3 years aft she was injured successful a horrific farming accident. 

In 2021, soon aft Matt, 46, resigned from the deed BBC amusement to walk much clip with his household amid the Covid-19 lockdowns, helium received a telephone from his dad, Mike, telling him that his mum, Janice, had a ‘really nasty accident’. 

Speaking to Metro.co.uk, soon aft the accident, Matt said his mum was moving successful the sheep pen connected the workplace erstwhile she was knocked implicit by sheep and was rushed to hospital. 

He said she ‘smashed her limb truthful severely she needed a genu replacement.’ 

The concern resulted successful Matt, his woman Nicola, and their 2 kids, Molly and Luke, going to the Durham Dales workplace to assistance out. Now, 3 years later, he’s sharing an update connected his mum. 

In an interrogation with The Sun, helium said Janice is ‘doing truly good’ and believes the mishap was a ‘blessing successful disguise’. 

‘You cognize arsenic your parents get older, farming is simply a truly pugnacious occupation and you conscionable can’t support going astatine that level,’ helium said. 

‘So we reduced the flop down and changed the breeds implicit to worldly that’s easier for my mum to look after, due to the fact that she’s the benignant of, she’s the main checker there.

‘So we did that and things are going large now.’

Changes to the workplace weren’t the lone blessings from Janice’s accident, though. When Matt and his household returned to the farm, helium was moving connected getting his accumulation company, More4, up and moving and yet ended up creating a amusement with his parents. 

Titled Our Farm successful the Dales, the amusement followed Matt and his household arsenic they completed their day-to-day operations connected the farm, portion besides raising his young children and helping Janice retrieve from her surgery.

It was an instant occurrence with fans, and upon its merchandise successful April 2021, the amusement became Channel 4’s biggest-ever series that spring.

Leading onto aggregate spin-offs, Matt and his household remained steadfast favourites, and their festive spin-off of the show, Our Christmas successful the Dales, became the most-watched amusement crossed each integer channels connected December 25, 2021. 

Matt and his parents are present moving connected Travels with Mum and Dad, the 3rd play of which kicked disconnected connected September 2. 

The wholesome, family-friendly bid follows Matt arsenic helium takes his parents astir North England, reliving aged memories and making caller ones on the way. 

Matt Baker: Travels with Mum and Dad is disposable to ticker connected Channel 4. 

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