Katherine Kelly once suffered a freak accident that almost ended her career.
Katherine Kelly reveals freak accident that could have dashed her hopes of becoming an actress
The 43-year-old actress - who played diamond-in-the-rough Becky Granger on 'Coronation Street' from 2006 until 2012 but has since gone on to starring roles in dramas such as 'Gentleman Jack' and 'Cheat' - revealed that when she was 19 she hit her coccyx on a table while staying at a friend's house and thought nothing more of it until she was left unable to get out of bed on a camping holiday.
She said: "I couldn’t get out of the sleeping bag. I’d forgotten the previous incident. I couldn’t get out of bed. My flatmate would have to lift me out of bed. I went to the GP and got sent to a physio. Back at home, I went to an osteopath. That seemed to work for a while but then became problematic. My mum would post her migraine tablets down to me. I was in massive pain. I would time taking the tablets with physical lessons. I’m going from physio to osteopath. Everyone I saw said it was something different. I couldn’t predict when it would hit. It was almost like I was lying, as one day I was in pain and the next I wasn’t. I knew I’d have to leave drama school."
The NTA winner went on to add that the condition had gone "untreated" for 18 months and the base of her spine had been left "twisted" but she eventually found a physiotherapist called Kevin Ludlow who helped her and she has not had any more issues for a decade.
Speaking on the 'Three Little Words' podcast, she added: "To be in that pain every single day and not be able to walk... It was nerve damage. What made it worse was it had gone untreated for 18 months. The base of my spine had twisted to compensate because I’d been taking so many painkillers. He believed in rehab exercises. Long-term, he said I’d have to do yoga or pilates and he was right.
I haven’t had any problems for 10 years now.”
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