BBC Settles With Flintoff After Top Gear Crash

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff has spoken in a new Disney+ documentary about the harrowing 2022 Top Gear crash that left him with severe facial injuries and broken ribs, detailing the profound physical and psychological toll it took. Flintoff described fears about his appearance, wishing at times he had not survived, and enduring ongoing mental health struggles such as anxiety, flashbacks, nightmares, and prolonged isolation. His wife, Rachael, recounted the fear and difficulty of supporting their children through his recovery and the distress of seeing him hospitalized. The documentary, titled 'Flintoff', aims to dispel speculation about the incident and charts his recovery from his cricket and television career setbacks. Flintoff expressed gratitude to the medical teams, while acknowledging that reconstructive surgery could not fully restore what was lost. Following the incident, the BBC reached a financial settlement with Flintoff.