{"id":499283,"date":"2026-03-28T01:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/499283\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T01:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:40:11","slug":"emmerdale-favourite-lisa-riley-updates-fans-after-suffering-nasty-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/499283\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale favourite Lisa Riley updates fans after suffering nasty fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmerdale<\/a> favourite Lisa Riley<\/a> has provided fans with a cheery update after suffering a nasty fall. The star, who plays Mandy Dingle in the ITV soap<\/a>, slipped off her breakfast stool last weekend and badly injured her left thumb.<\/p>\n

The tumble meant that Riley had to undergo surgery<\/a> at Leeds General Infirmary, before being strapped into a sling. Now, the actor has taken to Instagram<\/a> to express her gratitude and share how she’s getting on post-op. <\/p>\n

“Hi everybody. There she is, there’s my new thumb, still with loads of iodine on from the operation,” she said in a video, showing her cast to the camera. “I just wanted to say a massive, massive thanks for all the love and support I’ve had from all of you online.<\/p>\n

\"mandy<\/p>\n

ITV<\/p>\n

Related: Best streaming services UK 2026 \u2014 including Disney Plus, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV<\/a> <\/p>\n

“It means the world. Yeah, I’m in pain. I am, not gonna lie. I’ve just gotta heal, get better. And yes, I did fall off a high breakfast stool that was polished leather, with my cardi, and I became a human sledge – there you go, that’s what I did.”<\/p>\n

The actor<\/a>, who debuted as Mandy in 1995, explained that she “had to have a lot of work done ” on “what then became a floppy thumb” after she fell on it. Subsequently, she jokingly named her new stool “slippedy doo-dah”.<\/p>\n

Riley<\/a> continued by thanking everyone for their well wishes, sharing that she now needs to “rest and recover and take plenty of pain relief – because it hurts A LOT”. She also praised the NHS staff at Leeds General Infirmary for taking care of her during the incident.<\/p>\n

Once again, the I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!<\/a> star was inundated with messages of support from fans in the comment section, with several followers wishing her a speedy recovery. <\/p>\n

Related: Emmerdale revisits Charity and Vanessa’s relationship with nod to the past<\/a> <\/p>\n

“Bless you\ud83e\udd79 you never fail to bring positivity though keep smiling hope you recover soon,” wrote one, with another posting: “Ahhh bless ya Lisa sending you so much love and wishing you better real soon.”<\/p>\n

A third follower shared a similar story to Riley’s injury, commenting: “Lots of love and I can sympathise with you. I did my scaphoid and fractured a bone in my thumb slipping on black ice back in January. Thumb is still not healing but we keep going as best as we can.” <\/p>\n

Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 8pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more Emmerdale spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n

For exclusive soap star interviews, gossip, spoilers and theories every week, don’t miss the Soap Scoop podcast<\/a> from Inside Soap magazine. The latest episode<\/a> delves into next week’s soap spoilers for EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale – as Gary Windass battles Theo Silverton, and Kim Tate is rocked by a poisoning mystery!<\/p>\n