Sir Michael Palin unable to walk without Zimmer frame after fall

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Nov, 21:37 · Archive

Sir Michael Palin, 83, requires a Zimmer frame to walk following a bathroom fall that broke three ribs and fractured his pelvis.

Sir Michael Palin has told fans he cannot walk without a Zimmer frame one month after breaking three ribs and fracturing his pelvis in a bathroom fall at home in October. The 83-year-old Monty Python star was forced to cancel several events, including his In The Philippines travel book tour. In a health update shared on Instagram, he said the fall happened when he was returning from the bathroom at 3.30 in the morning.

Palin said bones take time to heal and joked that he is 'probably doomed to play this particular Python character for a few weeks more', referencing the sketch comedy troupe's use of Zimmers to portray slow-moving elderly people. He wrote: 'The laughs are all on me.' He added that he was recovering with 'a stack of books' to read as well as watching television programmes including the spy thriller Slow Horses and This City Is Ours.

The actor said he would try to find alternative show dates for next year. 'I promise not to go to the bathroom ever again,' he wrote, before thanking fans for their patience.

How it is being reported

• Sir Michael Palin says he cannot walk without assistance after fallThe actor cancelled a number of events last month after a fall left him with three broken ribs and a cracked pelvis.Evening Standard · 9 Nov, 21:16
• Sir Michael Palin reveals he's unable to walk without a Zimmer frame and says 'the laughs are all on me' one month after breaking three ribs and fracturing his pelvis in a bathroom fallThe actor, 83, has told fans he can no longer walk without a Zimmer frame one month after his horror fall.Daily Mail · 9 Nov, 14:39

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