Freddie Flintoff has revealed he has finally got back behind the wheel of a car after his life-changing crash while filming Top Gear three years ago.
The former cricket star has been recovering ever since the accident in 2022 which saw him airlifted to hospital, requiring multiple surgeries to heal the facial injuries he sustained in the horror crash.
Now the 37-year-old has revealed that he has been able to drive a car in a major step on his road to recovery.
He revealed: “I've only been driving about four months, four or five months... and I’m alright now.
Freddie Flintoff has revealed he has been able to start driving again
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“To begin with, I was a bit nervy, you know, even playing golf, for a long period of time. I took golf up in the past few years and love it.
“But I wouldn’t even drive the golf buggy. I can’t walk because my knees are bad, so I get one of my mates to drive. Just being slapped behind the wheel and getting all them thoughts back.
“I’m better than I was. But I suppose it’s just always going to be something I’ve got to keep aware of,” he shared on Piers Morgan Uncensored.
The TV presenter was driving an open-top Morgan Speed three-wheeler sports car when it flipped and crashed off the Top Gear test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome whilst filming in December 2022.
The car was capable of speeds of over 130mph, and the presenter was not wearing a helmet at the time the car flipped.
Freddie Flintoff was left with severe injuries to his face after the accident filming Top Gear
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He sustained injuries to his jawbone as well as to his teeth as he was dragged along the ground at 45 mph.
The father of four went on to reveal, “It’s always a work in progress. You know, I think the crash changed things a hell of a lot.
“After the crash, I had all types of different treatment from trauma care to psychiatric care, to cognitive tests and this, that and the other. And I stopped after a while.
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“You know, whether it’s right or wrong, I’ve got to get on with this. And there are triggers, and there’s PTSD and flashbacks.
“And every time I go to bed at night, I’m back (at the crash).
“I suffer from PTSD, I have flashbacks and nightmares, but I’ve probably got more of an acceptance of them now. But I suppose the biggest thing it did do, was it brought me back to cricket.
Despite the injuries, Freddie Flintoff has revealed he is recovering well
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“Family and friends and cricket have been things that now, have probably helped me more than anything.”
Earlier this year, Disney and Flintoff released a documentary showing for the first time the extent of the injuries he faced as well as his difficult road to recovery.