Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff “is putting his career on hold” after his ‘Top Gear’ crash.
Freddie Flintoff is taking a break from broadcasting after his Top Gear car crash in December
The England cricket legend, 45, hosts the BBC One motoring show with Paddy McGuinness, 49, and Chris Harris, 48, but is taking a break from broadcasting until he is in “a better place” following his accident.
The former sportsman was airlifted to hospital after being involved in a horror smash during a drag race involving fellow presenters Paddy and Chris at the show’s test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “He is putting his career on hold until he is in a better place mentally and physically, and can’t say when he will return to making TV shows.
“As a loving husband and dad he understands the fear his family feel about what’s happened, knowing that he could have been killed."
Freddie - who has daughter Holly, 18, sons Corey, 16, Rocky, 14, and Preston, four, with his wife Rachel - understands that there are “more important things” to focus on than his media career, like his healing journey.
The source added: “That’s why this decision will be a painful one for Freddie, but he knows that, for now at least, there are more important things in life.”
Recently, Piers Morgan gave an update on how the ‘Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams’ star was doing after the “pretty serious crash”.
The 57-year-old broadcaster said: "I'm told it was a pretty serious crash and that Freddie's going to be OK, but it might be a little bit more serious than first appreciated.
"I'm told he's going to be OK which is great news, but I'm also told it was a pretty nasty bang and that he's had surgery and is recovering now and we'll have to wait and see.
"I've been in contact with them privately, but I just want to wish him and his family, Rachel his wife, all the very best and I think we're all just keeping our fingers crossed that the big man comes through alright."
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