{"id":251437,"date":"2026-01-18T17:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T17:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/251437\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T17:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T17:44:10","slug":"piers-morgan-rushed-to-hospital-after-accident-in-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/251437\/","title":{"rendered":"Piers Morgan rushed to hospital after accident in restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Piers Morgan has been rushed to hospital following a trip to a hotel restaurant gone wrong.<\/p>\n<p>The British broadcaster noted that his year was off to a \u2018cracking start\u2019 after he tripped on a small step while at a London hotel restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>The accident comes not long after the 60-year-old took to social media saying: \u2018Britain should repurchase America.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Baby-Reindeer-4.jpg\" alt=\"Pic: Piers Morgan Uncensored\/TalkTV\" class=\"wp-image-1473504\"  \/>Piers Morgan has been rushed to hospital following a trip to a hotel restaurant gone wrong. Pic: Piers Morgan Uncensored\/TalkTV<\/p>\n<p>Taking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.x.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> on Sunday afternoon, Piers shared a picture of himself from a hospital bed. <\/p>\n<p>He detailed how the fall had resulted in a fractured femur, with him requiring a hip replacement due to the damange.<\/p>\n<p>Recovery is set to take up to 12 weeks, with Piers on crutches for six weeks and banned from long-haul flights for the full 12. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Piers-Morgan.jpg\" alt=\"Piers Morgan. Photo: Getty.\" class=\"wp-image-1553398\"  \/>Recovery is set to take up to 12 weeks, with Piers on crutches for six weeks and banned from long-haul flights for the full 12.  Pic: Getty.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u2018BREAKING NEWS.<\/p>\n<p>\u20181. Tripped on small step. <br \/>\u20182. In a London hotel restaurant.<br \/>\u20183. Fractured femur. <br \/>\u20184. So badly I needed new hip. <br \/>\u20185. Recovering in hospital. <br \/>\u20186. Crutches for 6wks <br \/>\u20187. No long-haul for 12 wks. <br \/>\u20188. New Year off to a cracking start! <br \/>\u20189. I blame Donald Trump.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Piers.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Tubridy left his fans divided on Tuesday morning as he released his interview with Piers Morgan on his podcast. Photo: YouTube.\" class=\"wp-image-1570917\"  \/>Piers noted that his year was off to a \u2018cracking start\u2019 after he tripped on a small step while at a London hotel restaurant. Pic: YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow social media users took to the comments, with many hitting out at his comments about Britain buying <a href=\"http:\/\/www.extra.ie\/tag\/america\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">America<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One wrote: \u2018See you shouldn\u2019t have suggested the UK buying the US.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Another advised: \u2018Take it easy at first, really easy, or the hip won\u2019t set correctly and you end up with one leg shorter than the other.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Don\u2019t lean on it in the first month or so. A friend of mine got kinda screwed up because his hip didn\u2019t set correctly because he was leaning on it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A third noted: \u2018That escalated quickly for a small step.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A fourth said: \u2018This is the most British injury report I\u2019ve ever seen. Speedy recovery.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Piers Morgan has been rushed to hospital following a trip to a hotel restaurant gone wrong. 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