Not just a legendary cricketer but such a great bloke. I hope he knows how much he's loved and however "different" he may feel, it doesn't matter to us.
@@alexanderjames6328 Absolutely. Comparatively, it's utterly dreadful now. Unwatchable rubbish. About as anodyne as the One Show. It was very contrived with the Clarkson gang, but at least it was entertaining
@@TheHoneyBadger12 It's okay. You must just have a bland sense of humour. It okay. Chandler wasn't bad. But his lines were often a bit hacky and contrived.
That’s probably the only reason he survived what should have been a fatal crash. The man is an absolute ox, and the fact he not only survived but is back at work shows what he’s made of.
And after seeing this, all that happened in my head is he went up to a level I didn’t even know existed of legendary status. A man who will, after everything, show up for the lads he promised something to years ago, despite his own anxieties about what people may think of him. If only he could read the comments on this video ❤️
You’re gorgeous Freddie. Gorgeous man, gorgeous heart, gorgeous through and through. God bless you and your family. Wishing you the best in life and your recovery.
Didnt really know how serious that incident was to Freddie and facial disfigurement but can see he's had it rough .. but he's bouncing back .. the inner strengths of Freddie are shining through .. so keep" the bat"swinging my friend .. life goes on ..👍👏💯🍻
Freddi is a peoples people who makes millions of faces smile,rising to challenges is what freddi does best and we can’t wait to see you back on our screens,stay strong mate we all wish you a speedy recovery
Well in the defence of the hosts. Richard was a motoring journalist and was already in Top Gear with protective equipment and it was the car that malfunctioned. Freddie rode a Morgan three wheeler with no helmet….that’s. Stupid move.
@@lordmfitzgerald3rd754Chris Harris went to BBC health and safety three months before the accident with concerns about safety and the increasing risks the producers were willing to take. They ignored him.
Not just an absolute legend, but one inspirational human being. Will forever love Freddie. They say not all super heroes wear capes. The proof of that is clear to see here.
This really had me welling up.. As said he's not just a legend of the game, but what he is doing for them young people from Preston and facing the fears and anxiety's that come from such a life changing event. what a honest and strong heart he has. Not many are cut from that stone
you're more than a face Freddie, people of England and indeed Britain and the world love you because of your personality and spirit and that is still very much there. yes you suffered some horrific facial injuries but it is what is inside that trully counts, as you age and time passes your scares will become less noticeable and you will learn they tell the story of your life. you're an inspiration. well done
Welcome back fred. Don't care what programmes you are working on. I'll watch. You are in inspiration. I've sat in tears of laughter while watching A league of their own. And had my heart ache like hell watching you open up as a man (which is hard) and tell the world of your struggles with your anxiety. To let others know they are not on their own. It can affect anyone. You are a nd always will be our 1 and only Freddie Flintoff the people's champion. Thank you for being you 🏏🏏🏏
❤ I can honestly say what a fighter you are in many ways you have shown yourself and them lads that nothing is impossible no matter what life has in store for us 😊it's made my journey bearable and for that I thankyou ❤
OMG! 😮 Fantastic all-rounder cricketer.👏 I wish him speedy recovery&good health. I love to see him in action very soon.All possible help should pour in for him. God bless! Here I pray.🙏 👍 🌹 🏏 ❤
I'm not a cricket fan, in fact I find it extremely dull, but when Freddie was playing in the 04 Ashes and other games he was genuinely exciting to watch. He was great on TopGear too, very decent of him to carry on with things.
Because if you do or say something wrong in such a serious situation, then you'll be swarmed on by lawyers like vultures. I'd imagine all parties wanted things kept quiet. It's life changing injuries, it will have taken him this time to get his head around things, get healed, line things up and move on. The last thing on his mind would be that you and I need to know details surrounding the accident.
@@HMTowers and @tomr200199 please let me elaborate as you misunderstood my angle: im in Australia, we have Freddie's shows on the telly here. this is the first time i have even heard about a life-threatening incident involving Flintoff. im just taken aback a little at the effectiveness of keeping this quiet on mainstream channels here.. i must live in a bubble. i don't need gruesome details, but it would be nice to actually get the news in the first place.
& the moral of the story....Don't let any tv production team convince yourself to do high-speed for-the-camera japes in an unstable 3-wheeler car with no ROPS frame/bar whilst only wearing an open-face helmet.....a totally avoidable accident...leave it to the professional drivers & journalists, not ex-sportsmen.
Leave it to the professionals you say and yet a hamster, a man with a birds nest on his head and a walking calculator tore up every inch of road by themselves for fifteen odd years.
I’m so impressed he overcame his vanity and managed to get himself in front of the cameras again. Bet the 9m helped ease the issues. As a wise man told me 9m will get the least aesthetic of males some serious face sat upon action.
Lucky to survive ,well.done that man.mind I.would.expect.nothing less.from a.preston man.well done Mr Flintoff...the world.needs.its heroes.and it's ambassadors of peace.long live the eternal heroes.🤠🖖
The dude signed up for the show. I'm sure he had to sign contracts with extremely specific and detailed sections that released the BBC from any liability if he crashed a car. But the BBC certainly should have disclosed all of the details of the incident to the public. They are a publicly funded entity... essentially a division of British government. AND they are a NEWS organization... and this incident is OBVIOUSLY newsworthy. The media in Britain should sue the BBC to force them to release the details, any footage of the crash, the original contracts and disclosures and releases--and details of any settlement.
Poor guy, really didn’t deserve anything like that happening, no one does. People should be safe working for a tv show. The people in charge of top gear should be held accountable for their stupid decisions and that programme should never be made again. Gradually doing more and more stupid stunts over the years had made it go from a programme just about car reviews, to some stupid stunt show that has nearly killed 2 people.
Scars are just natures way of saying you’ve lived a life. Cricket fan or not, the world’s a better place for having Freddie in it. (And the bugger is still better looking than me!!🤨)
Such a great bloke, but it just shows that messing about in fast cars can have consequences. Hammond was nearly killed .... twice. Freddie was lucky to get away with his life. Both had accidents which involved stopping a fast car using their head and face. Hammond was wearing a helmet, Freddie wasn't. If you roll a Morgan 3-Wheeler then you're basically using your head as the brakes until it stops. Dicking about in a Morgan without a helmet is no more sensible than dicking about on a Motorbike without a helmet. I realise that the BBC were found liable, but he's also a fully grown adult with a lot of time spent working with Top Gear safety teams. Anyhoo .... I'm glad he's made the recovery he has, and gets a 2nd chance.
How he gets better soon. Shame on the bbc allowing a driver with so little experience in a Morgan 3 wheeler without a helmet and not even having him talk to Chris Harris about the car before driving it. Of course he was going to roll it, reporter in video says high speed but that’s not true unless you consider 22mph high speed.
He made 10 million out of the crash? After Hammond nearly died did BBC think another near death injury would save their flailing and failing TV station?
Not just a legendary cricketer but such a great bloke. I hope he knows how much he's loved and however "different" he may feel, it doesn't matter to us.
Yeah, he seems nice. Preferred Joey from Friends, though. Get him back
@@RogerMellie-yk3gw Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May were the echelon of Top Gear. It fell apart after that.
@@alexanderjames6328 Absolutely. Comparatively, it's utterly dreadful now. Unwatchable rubbish. About as anodyne as the One Show. It was very contrived with the Clarkson gang, but at least it was entertaining
@@RogerMellie-yk3gwplease be a joke please please please because I can't deal with sharing the same air as somebody with that opinion
@@TheHoneyBadger12 It's okay. You must just have a bland sense of humour. It okay. Chandler wasn't bad. But his lines were often a bit hacky and contrived.
Wasn’t it the BBC who ignored warnings by Chris about the risks the BBC were making?
Correct
If there’s one thing the BBC are truly fantastic at; it’s shifting blame from themselves onto others. Even when the blame lies squarely on the BBC.
Chris talks about it all and the accident on Joe Rogans podcast for anyone interested.
He's a big, honest lad with a big, honest heart. He's doing this for the right reasons and I respect that. Go on, Fred
To make money. Nothing wrong with that
That’s probably the only reason he survived what should have been a fatal crash. The man is an absolute ox, and the fact he not only survived but is back at work shows what he’s made of.
And after seeing this, all that happened in my head is he went up to a level I didn’t even know existed of legendary status.
A man who will, after everything, show up for the lads he promised something to years ago, despite his own anxieties about what people may think of him. If only he could read the comments on this video ❤️
Well Freddie, you’re not different to me. You’re a legend bro. I’m so glad you’re back💪🤟
Nice one.
"BRO" his name is freddie not "BRO" idiots calling everyone "BRO"..moron
Idiot
Dope
Wow I'm so sad for what he's been through but what a brave guy what an inspiration helping others and trying even though he is struggling. Moves me. 😢
my guess is he's going to write a book about it and the BBC have agreed not to share any details in advance. In which case, smart move.
and they've made him sign an NDA, in order to pay him off the smallest amount possible
Look up Joe Rogan clip - co host just discussed accident. Essentially a 3wheel car tipped and he smashed his face
God bless you Freddie for having the courage and commitment to move forward and carry on with life, you are an inspiration to us all.❤.
Oh boo hoo it was a minor facial injury, now Richard Hammond. There's a man with courage and commitment of inspiration.
@@Jackielong-sighted7890 I'm not taking the bait, nice try but you just ain't in my league.
@@adamweston4152 What bait? And what league? Little brother you're nothing to me. 😂
@@adamweston4152 he's got a point tbf. Hammond has gone through far worse and carried on.
@@Jackielong-sighted7890 he had is face ripped off, and they both suffer from traumatic brain injury.
You’re gorgeous Freddie. Gorgeous man, gorgeous heart, gorgeous through and through. God bless you and your family. Wishing you the best in life and your recovery.
Freddie you are a legend and an inspiration, keep going one step at a time.
Didnt really know how serious that incident was to Freddie and facial disfigurement but can see he's had it rough .. but he's bouncing back .. the inner strengths of Freddie are shining through .. so keep" the bat"swinging my friend .. life goes on ..👍👏💯🍻
Very touching. Life happens to all of us. Glad he’s learning to get back into the world.
So glad to see Freddie rise above his situation
Such a strong lad love it
year 2005 and 2006 ashes it seems like that happened just yesterday
man you are a legend
a true fighter
Freddi is a peoples people who makes millions of faces smile,rising to challenges is what freddi does best and we can’t wait to see you back on our screens,stay strong mate we all wish you a speedy recovery
Wow how am i only just hearing about this my heart goes out to you Freddie you're a top bloke and a genuine one at that
Well done big lad! I’m chuffed to see you back again.
Love this guy he is amazing, strong , kind , respectful, a true British hero , he is king of positivity and heroism ❤
The most dangerous tv show in uk history, nearly killed 2 presenters......
Well in the defence of the hosts.
Richard was a motoring journalist and was already in Top Gear with protective equipment and it was the car that malfunctioned.
Freddie rode a Morgan three wheeler with no helmet….that’s. Stupid move.
@@lordmfitzgerald3rd754Chris Harris went to BBC health and safety three months before the accident with concerns about safety and the increasing risks the producers were willing to take. They ignored him.
Chris harris not chris evans
@@dionpilkington6111 😳all fixed thanks for that
Glad to see him on his feet.
Not just an absolute legend, but one inspirational human being. Will forever love Freddie. They say not all super heroes wear capes. The proof of that is clear to see here.
From a fellow Prestonian, all the best bud
Wellcome back legend ❤️👏👏💪💪🇬🇧🇬🇧
This was brill to watch loved it well done mate.
I'm glad he's accepted it. It's a new chapter.
This really had me welling up.. As said he's not just a legend of the game, but what he is doing for them young people from Preston and facing the fears and anxiety's that come from such a life changing event. what a honest and strong heart he has. Not many are cut from that stone
you're more than a face Freddie, people of England and indeed Britain and the world love you because of your personality and spirit and that is still very much there. yes you suffered some horrific facial injuries but it is what is inside that trully counts, as you age and time passes your scares will become less noticeable and you will learn they tell the story of your life. you're an inspiration. well done
Properly heartbreaking to see what that's done to him. Surviving the physical aspect of that crash was probably the smallest part he will deal with
Still a cracking looking bloke, go on Freddy!
just happy you are still here
Welcome back, Freddie .❤
Welcome back fred. Don't care what programmes you are working on. I'll watch. You are in inspiration. I've sat in tears of laughter while watching A league of their own. And had my heart ache like hell watching you open up as a man (which is hard) and tell the world of your struggles with your anxiety. To let others know they are not on their own. It can affect anyone. You are a nd always will be our 1 and only Freddie Flintoff the people's champion. Thank you for being you 🏏🏏🏏
Brill series. Good to see the young men improving themselves and growing up.
WE LOVE YOU FREDDIE ❤❤❤
Take my hat off to him. Such a inspiration
Legend 😢
Good to see him back in public again
Get well soon Freddie 💪🏻🙏🏻
❤ I can honestly say what a fighter you are in many ways you have shown yourself and them lads that nothing is impossible no matter what life has in store for us 😊it's made my journey bearable and for that I thankyou ❤
Great recovery. Godspeed to Freddie Flintoff. You are one of the best cricketer from the UK.
GREAT CHAP HUMBLE AND CAREING ❤❤
Well done mate.
Brilliant programme! He’s fab, so glad he recovered!
You may have changed freddie but you are still an english treasure. Glad to see him back
Legendary guy, he was colossal in the 2005 home ashes. I remember when he sang live whilst fielding in the Big Bash, so funny.
Shit I never knew it was so bad. Sounds like his speech is affected a little. A legend grows in status, good for you Freddie
'not just India Sean' Priceless.
Jeez I never didn't realise how bad the injury was wow.
OMG! 😮 Fantastic all-rounder cricketer.👏 I wish him speedy recovery&good health. I love to see him in action very soon.All possible help should pour in for him. God bless! Here I pray.🙏 👍 🌹 🏏 ❤
The ordasity of the BBC news reporting on an accident and injurybthat they themselves caused
I'm not a cricket fan, in fact I find it extremely dull, but when Freddie was playing in the 04 Ashes and other games he was genuinely exciting to watch. He was great on TopGear too, very decent of him to carry on with things.
His name is Andrew.
my son and his friend has been picked to be on his next series 🙌🏼
Are they making a third season with a new team? I really hope so!!
so so so sad for this man
never even heard about the accident!
why the secrecy? poor guy needs public support, facial trauma is life-changing
He has public support. We do not need to hear details of the accident.
Because if you do or say something wrong in such a serious situation, then you'll be swarmed on by lawyers like vultures. I'd imagine all parties wanted things kept quiet. It's life changing injuries, it will have taken him this time to get his head around things, get healed, line things up and move on. The last thing on his mind would be that you and I need to know details surrounding the accident.
@@HMTowers and @tomr200199
please let me elaborate as you misunderstood my angle:
im in Australia, we have Freddie's shows on the telly here. this is the first time i have even heard about a life-threatening incident involving Flintoff.
im just taken aback a little at the effectiveness of keeping this quiet on mainstream channels here.. i must live in a bubble.
i don't need gruesome details, but it would be nice to actually get the news in the first place.
@@DursunX as it's something that happened in the UK, I don't think that's massively surprising.
Absolute Legend Freddie !!!!!
The fact that the beeb blocked anyone talking in detail about that day makes me sick
Freddie Flintoff is a legend. Glad to see him back and will 100% be watching
I won't. It's shit. But I don't like Flintoff. Seems like a nice chap
The bbc is absolutely to blame
Freddie is a national treasure.
& the moral of the story....Don't let any tv production team convince yourself to do high-speed for-the-camera japes in an unstable 3-wheeler car with no ROPS frame/bar whilst only wearing an open-face helmet.....a totally avoidable accident...leave it to the professional drivers & journalists, not ex-sportsmen.
An unnecessary and rather fatuous comment.
Leave it to the professionals you say and yet a hamster, a man with a birds nest on his head and a walking calculator tore up every inch of road by themselves for fifteen odd years.
@@Jackielong-sighted7890well, apart from their hospitalisations.
@@Jackielong-sighted7890 they've admitted on camera that they were not always driving the cars.
@@lukemclellan2141 Well no suprise, that's why they had the stig and one of his nine hundred many cousins driving instead.
Glad he’s back on the mend. 💪
High speed? I thought it happened at 25mph. Is that high speed in the UK?
The day I saw Freddie come out of number ten pissed was the day I fell in love
Freddie Faceoff has 9 million reasons to be so happy to be back on the BBC.
"Not just india shaun" hes still got his sense of humour 😂
Great fella, I'm glad he's on the mend and getting on with it.
I’m so impressed he overcame his vanity and managed to get himself in front of the cameras again.
Bet the 9m helped ease the issues. As a wise man told me 9m will get the least aesthetic of males some serious face sat upon action.
The fact he didn't have a helmet on during that shoot, shows the BBC couldn't care less if they died or not
Holy F!
Love from India Freddie! Stay Strong!
Lucky to survive ,well.done that man.mind I.would.expect.nothing less.from a.preston man.well done Mr Flintoff...the world.needs.its heroes.and it's ambassadors of peace.long live the eternal heroes.🤠🖖
It's ANDREW!! NOT FREDDIE!!
Bad professionalism, BBC!!
We nearly lost him.
Thank God we didn't.
The dude signed up for the show. I'm sure he had to sign contracts with extremely specific and detailed sections that released the BBC from any liability if he crashed a car. But the BBC certainly should have disclosed all of the details of the incident to the public. They are a publicly funded entity... essentially a division of British government. AND they are a NEWS organization... and this incident is OBVIOUSLY newsworthy. The media in Britain should sue the BBC to force them to release the details, any footage of the crash, the original contracts and disclosures and releases--and details of any settlement.
It would be 100% up to Freddie Flintoff whether or not any details be released. 'public interest' has absolutely no say in the matter
Shut up you idiot
Poor guy, really didn’t deserve anything like that happening, no one does. People should be safe working for a tv show. The people in charge of top gear should be held accountable for their stupid decisions and that programme should never be made again. Gradually doing more and more stupid stunts over the years had made it go from a programme just about car reviews, to some stupid stunt show that has nearly killed 2 people.
Scars are just natures way of saying you’ve lived a life. Cricket fan or not, the world’s a better place for having Freddie in it. (And the bugger is still better looking than me!!🤨)
Should show us what actually happened dont know why being thingy about it, but I'm gald he's okay hope top gear gets his thingy back for cars
Because the bbc and top gear failed safety procedures I would have thought
Good on him go lad a know ho it feels to feel difrent had a accident it changed my life just got to push on for your own sanity ❤
Tell him to come to LA and see Dr. Terry Dubrow. If he doesnt like his scars. Scars are pretty cool tbh.
The programme is a brilliant watch, as was the first series.
Agree. I'm no cricket fan but thought what he did for those young men was amazing.
@@MsPinkwolf Indeed, it's not a cricket story, it is a human story.
What did he crash?
5'7 Hammond got replaced by a 6'5 version in Flintoff
Such a great bloke, but it just shows that messing about in fast cars can have consequences.
Hammond was nearly killed .... twice. Freddie was lucky to get away with his life. Both had accidents which involved stopping a fast car using their head and face. Hammond was wearing a helmet, Freddie wasn't.
If you roll a Morgan 3-Wheeler then you're basically using your head as the brakes until it stops. Dicking about in a Morgan without a helmet is no more sensible than dicking about on a Motorbike without a helmet. I realise that the BBC were found liable, but he's also a fully grown adult with a lot of time spent working with Top Gear safety teams.
Anyhoo .... I'm glad he's made the recovery he has, and gets a 2nd chance.
High speed crash sounds dramatic, but this was reported at the time as a low speed crash in an unstable 3 wheeled vehicle?
He can't have been going that slow to get his face smashed up like that.
Over 100mph on a skateboard with an engine
Good lad.
Top guy
Still gorgeous though. ❤
Edward scissorhands now
He looks terrible. Like a totally different person. I feel for him.
He didn’t deserve this :(
Get Jeremy, Hammond, and May back
Hammond way way more hurt than him....
@@MsPinkwolfHammond walked into the waiting room of saint Peter said well this looks nothing like a triumph roadster then left.
Hammond saved his face though.
@@HdHd-hp6qz But not his brain.
Going back to work for bbc.. crazy
Bless him. The poor lad looks a mess. Get well soon Freddie 💙
wow I can sleep at night now
How he gets better soon. Shame on the bbc allowing a driver with so little experience in a Morgan 3 wheeler without a helmet and not even having him talk to Chris Harris about the car before driving it. Of course he was going to roll it, reporter in video says high speed but that’s not true unless you consider 22mph high speed.
Not a high speed crash though was it bbc
Someone please give this man some CBD
I think the 9.000.000 pay made him feel better
He made 10 million out of the crash? After Hammond nearly died did BBC think another near death injury would save their flailing and failing TV station?
Sounds like Stephen tries on the voiceover
Was Barney Rubble also injured in the crash???
Yes, his feet got burned when he used them to do an emergency stop!
He should have worn a helmet.
He did wear a helmet. He probably wouldn't still be alive if he hadn't
@@MsPinkwolf Why did his face get messed up? Wouldn't happen to the Stig.
@@richm8784It was an open face helmet.