The mystery surrounding Denise Drysdale’s injury on the set of Holey Moley deepens… as the comedian, 71, says she ‘fell over in a situation where I shouldn’t have even been’
Denise Drysdale gave fans an update on her recovery after suffering a serious fall, earlier this month.
The 71-year-old entertainer phoned into Studio 10 on Friday, but wasn’t forthcoming about how she’d sustained her injuries.
‘I fell over in a situation where I shouldn’t have even been. That’s all I can say,’ she said matter-of-factly.
Getting better: Denise Drysdale gave fans an update on her recovery after suffering a serious fall earlier this month. Pictured at the Network Ten 2018 Upfronts in Sydney in November 2017
Denise was filming for Channel Seven’s upcoming game show, Holey Moley, when she fell and needed to be hospitalised.
‘I wasn’t playing silly buggers. It was 3.30 in the morning and a segment I was doing shouldn’t have even been considered,’ she continued.
‘I did it, and I shouldn’t have. I’ve learned a terrible lesson to learn at my age, but it has changed my thinking – again!’
Shrouded in mystery: The 71-year-old entertainer phoned into Studio 10 on Friday, but wasn’t forthcoming about how she’d sustained her injuries
‘My hand’s in a sling. The whole of my left-hand side… my foot, right up to my shoulder was all black and blue. I couldn’t move, but I can now,’ she said
Denise said she’d consulted with her doctor on Monday and ‘didn’t have to have an operation’, but would return in a month before beginning rehab.
‘My hand’s in a sling. The whole of my left-hand side… my foot, right up to my shoulder was all black and blue. I couldn’t move, but I can now,’ she continued.
Studio 10 previously revealed the beloved TV veteran had seriously injured herself in a fall earlier this month.
‘I fell over in a situation where I shouldn’t have even been. That’s all I can say,’ she said matter-of-factly. Pictured with Jessica Rowe (left)
‘She’s wound up doing herself a terrible damage. She’s in hospital now… She’s about to be wheeled into surgery to have certain body bits fixed up,’ entertainment reporter Craig Bennett said at the time.
The Herald Sun later revealed Denise ‘broke her shoulder in three places’ while filming for the upcoming series in the early hours of the morning.
In a statement provided to the newspaper, the show’s producers said: ‘While filming Holey Moley in Brisbane, Denise Drysdale tripped on a putting green and sustained a shoulder injury.’
‘I wasn’t playing silly buggers. It was 3.30 in the morning and a segment I was doing shouldn’t have even been considered,’ she said
Speaking on the podcast TV Blackbox & McKnight Tonight earlier this month, host Rob McKnight claimed Denise was performing her signature ‘chicken dance’ when she fell.
‘[Denise] was playing up to the crowd and performing her infamous chicken dance on a flat part of the course. Her back was injured in several places,’ he revealed.
Speaking more about the accident, he said she’d probably ‘done a dance for the crowd to keep them entertained, that’s what Denise does’.
Road to recovery: Denise said she’d consulted with her doctor on Monday and ‘didn’t have to have an operation’, but would return in a month before beginning rehab