Charlie Lawson, who played Jim McDonald in Coronation Street for 11 years, has shared an update from his hospital bed and is in “great pain” after falling at home
Coronation Street legend Charlie Lawson has gone into hospital.
The 65-year-old, who played Jim McDonald on the cobbles, was rushed to hospital earlier in the week after falling twice at home. Charlie made his Corrie debut as Big Jim in 1989 and was last seen in Walford in 2018.
The actor had revealed he was sent to A&E by his physiotherapist and was undergoing tests. He explained he’d had an MRI and was waiting on the results – and that he’d been “whisked back in” for more examinations.
Charlie has now shared an update with his followers after returning to hospital. He admitted he’s been in “great pain”. and was struggling to walk but reassured followers that he was “fine”.
On X, formerly Twitter, he said: “Well hello folks, from a rather, erm, well I’m not sure what it’s doing outside. It was rather nice when I came in, but here I am again in special day care in Macclesfield hospital waiting to see an osteopath and hopefully getting a transfer to Salford Royal to the spinal unit.
“That’s the plan, but I was talking to you last time from the same cubicle and I ended up back at home at half ten at night so we shall wait and see.”
He told followers he was “fine” before sharing that he “simply can’t walk properly”. “[I’m in] great pain,” he added. “I can’t stand on my tip toes now so, yeah, this is very comfortable but if I stand up I just fall over so there’s something seriously gone wrong, so I’ll keep you posted. Cheerio now!”
He captioned the post: “Encore une fois!!!,” which translates to one more time. Fans rushed to the comments to offer their support.
One wrote: “Best wishes for a speedy recovery @charlie_lawson1. Hope they get to the bottom of what’s going on this time,” with a fingers-crossed emoji.
Charlie replied: “Me too! I just need a bl***y date for The Salford Royal.”
Another commented “Sending you lots of good irish luck and blessings from home!! Hopefully you will be back on your feet (literally) in no time!!” And a third added: “Look after yourself Charlie. You’ll be back walking your dog in the Countryside soon.”
Earlier in the week, Charlie had told fans: “Hi folks, went to physio this morning and she sent me straight to A&E, which I did. They examined me. I have an MRI scan and I’m sitting waiting for the results.
“They’ve whisked me back in for more examinations so it’s not going awfully well at the moment. Anyway, I’ll keep you updated.
“They put a wristband on me and all sorts of craic. I’ve fallen over twice, so something going wrong down there.”
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