Michael Palin cancels book tour after bathroom fall and rib fractures

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 14:03 · Archive

Sir Michael Palin, 83, has cancelled his UK book tour after falling in his bathroom and fracturing three ribs and his pelvis.

Sir Michael Palin, the Monty Python star, has cancelled his upcoming UK book tour after falling in his family bathroom. The 83-year-old actor sustained three fractured ribs and a minor pelvic fracture in the fall. He announced the cancellation on Instagram on Tuesday, explaining that he had slipped in the bathroom where he has walked for 58 years and fell heavily on his left side.

The tour was scheduled to promote his new travel book In The Philippines, with dates across the UK this month including a visit to the Oxford Playhouse on 25 October. Palin has cancelled not only the tour but also 'any other events over the next few months'. He explained that recovery from bone fractures takes a long time, particularly at his age.

Palin joked about the incident as 'a comedy fall with no audience there to see it', referencing a well-known Monty Python sketch. He wrote: 'I shall stick to fish slapping dances from now on.' He apologised to those who had worked on the tour and thanked the NHS for their care.

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• Michael Palin, 83, falls over and cracks ribs and in health scareUK comedy legend and Monty Python star Sir Michael Palin, 83, has fallen over and cracked his ribs in a health scare.Oxfordshire Guardian · 14 Oct, 13:30
• Michael Palin, 83, falls over and cracks ribs and in health scareUK comedy legend and Monty Python star Sir Michael Palin, 83, has fallen over and cracked his ribs in a health scare.Oxford Mail · 14 Oct, 13:30

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