A SMILING Freddie Flintoff was spotted out and about in London this week - 18 months after his horror crash. The former cricket star , 46, beamed as he chatted away to people outside the swanky Charlotte Street Hotel. Flintoff appeared well and looked good in the photos snapped yesterday, with the scars on his face barely noticeable as he seemed to be healing well.
The star was seriously hurt during a car crash on the Top Gear test track in December of 2022 while filming the now- cancelled car show . He was left with facial and rib injuries that almost cost him his life. But a brave Flintoff has been making a return to public life - with his scars appearing to heal more and more as the months go on.
The star was photographed beaming in May, as he attended a nets session at Headingley, Leeds before the start of the T20 International. Freddie appeared in good spirits for his day out as he could be seen clutching a ball as he walked along a field. He kept a smile on his face and cast a beady eye over the goings-on at the cricket ground.
The same day Flintoff was seen, Paddy McGuinness sparked a return to Top Gear despite the BBC axing the series. Flintoff had posed with a young cricket player in India prior to that. Filming for the show Flintoff co-presents with Paddy McGuinness and automotive journalist Chris Harris was halted since the horror crash.
Top Gear was later axed largely as a result of the incident and the seven-figure pay out Freddie received from the BBC in the aft.