Amanda Abbington shared a hospital snap alongside her fiancé Jonathan Goodwin.
The actress, 52, revealed that her husband-to-be is undergoing spinal surgery. Despite the daunting procedure, the couple were all smiles as they posed for a selfie from Jonathan’s hospital bed.
“The bravest dude I know. More spinal surgery. We’re used to hospital rooms,” Amanda wrote. She also added emojis such as praying hands, fingers crossed, and hearts.
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Jonathan and Amanda knew each other for a decade before they met face to face. The retired escapologist was previously married to a woman named Katy.
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The Welsh star didn’t meet Amanda in person until after her marriage with actor Martin Freeman, 52, ended in 2016. Jonathan and Amanda hit it off so fast that they got engaged almost immediately, reports the Mirror.
But disaster struck one year later after one of Jonathan’s stunts went wrong on America’s Got Talent: Extreme – which has since been cancelled. The TV star lost a kidney and severed his spinal chord, leaving him paralysed.
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After the accident, Jonathan gave Amanda permission to leave him if she wanted, but she refused. The former stuntman once said, “I said you have a get out of jail free card, if you want to walk away I understand and she told me not to be so stupid.”
The Sherlock actress spoke about her romance with Jonathan on Lorraine, telling the presenter: “He’s amazing, he makes me smile. I love him to bits, he’s going from strength to strength.
“I forget he’s in a wheelchair; he’s independent and strong. He’s genuinely my hero, I don’t know what I’d do without him. He’s so supportive and gorgeous. Wedding in summer it’s happening.”
Jonathan has been a rock for Amanda after her stint on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. She was partnered with Giovanni Pernice, but reports emerged that the pair weren’t getting on and she abruptly quit halfway through the competition. Amanda was left with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the show and she asked the BBC to hand over their rehearsal footage.
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