Saturday 2 July 2022 09:51 PM Brenda Edwards 'gutted' to cancel Chicago performance after fracturing her ... trends now

Saturday 2 July 2022 09:51 PM Brenda Edwards 'gutted' to cancel Chicago performance after fracturing her ... trends now
Saturday 2 July 2022 09:51 PM Brenda Edwards 'gutted' to cancel Chicago performance after fracturing her ... trends now

Saturday 2 July 2022 09:51 PM Brenda Edwards 'gutted' to cancel Chicago performance after fracturing her ... trends now

Loose Women panellist Brenda Edwards has fractured her fibula after slipping on a 'dodgy wet pavement' in Blackpool on Saturday. 

The television presenter, 53, is 'gutted' not to be able to go through with her Chicago performance, lamenting that she was willing to do the show with her injury.

The star - who stars as Matron 'Mama' Morton in the musical - took to Instagram to share a snap of her right leg bandaged up in a cast.

Injured: Loose Women panellist Brenda Edwards has fractured her fibula after slipping on a 'dodgy wet pavement' in Blackpool on Saturday

Injured: Loose Women panellist Brenda Edwards has fractured her fibula after slipping on a 'dodgy wet pavement' in Blackpool on Saturday

Posting the update to her 113,000 followers, Brenda expressed her dismay at her injury.

She penned: 'I'm absolutely gutted that I will not be able to do my 2 shows today @ChicagoOnStage @WGBpl.

'After slipping on a dodgy wet pavement here in Blackpool and fracturing my fibula. 

'Gutted': The television presenter, 53, is 'gutted' not to be able to go through with her Chicago performance, lamenting that she was willing to do the show with her injury

'Gutted': The television presenter, 53, is 'gutted' not to be able to go through with her Chicago performance, lamenting that she was willing to do the show with her injury

'I was ready to go on in a wheelchair': She penned: 'I'm absolutely gutted that I will not be able to do my 2 shows today @ChicagoOnStage @WGBpl'

'I was ready to go on in a wheelchair': She penned: 'I'm absolutely gutted that I will not be able to do my 2 shows today @ChicagoOnStage @WGBpl'

'Trust me when I say I was ready to go on in a wheelchair to do my shows today, as there is nothing wrong with my voice but obviously for insurance reasons I can't.

'I'm hoping when I get back home later I can get it sorted to rejoin the wonderful talented cast at some point next week in Sheffield. Love you guys.'

A series of her celebrity pals rushed to the comments to share their sympathy.

Supportive: A series of pals rushed to the comments. Ruth Langsford wrote: 'Noooo! Oh Brenda, you poor thing….sending you lots of love darling x x'

Supportive: A series of pals rushed to the comments. Ruth Langsford wrote: 'Noooo! Oh Brenda, you poor thing….sending you lots of love darling x x'

Ruth Langsford wrote: 'Noooo! Oh Brenda, you poor thing….sending you lots of love darling x x.'

Arlene Phillips added: 'I'm in shock. Wow. Hope all well soon.'

Elsewhere Denise Welch offered: 'Omg are you kidding!! So sorry Brenda. Love you xx.'

Comeback! Brenda earlier said she was 'shocked' to receive a phone call from producers as she confirmed that she is replacing Gemma Collin's in the Chicago UK tour

Comeback! Brenda earlier said she was 'shocked' to receive a phone call from producers as she confirmed that she is replacing Gemma Collin's in the Chicago UK tour

Grief: Last month on Lorraine, Brenda admitted she 'allows herself' to still cry and grieve the loss of her son Jamal following his death in February

Grief: Last month on Lorraine, Brenda admitted she 'allows herself' to still cry and grieve the loss of her son Jamal following his death in February

It comes as Brenda recently discussed grieving the loss of her son Jamal, as she explained how she allows herself to cry and then picks herself back up.

Appearing on ITV show Lorraine last month, the former X Factor star admitted there are 'triggers' which she can't explain, insisting: 'They just happen,' while also noting the importance of keeping busy. 

Music mogul Jamal died in February, aged just 31, from cardiac arrhythmia after taking 'recreational drugs,' with Brenda sharing his cause of death in a statement after an inquest was opened.

Talking about her recent return to Chicago the musical, Brenda admitted: 'I was so nervous as I'm coming into the tour, whereas you're usually coming in together. 

'It was a bit scary because I only had an hour to refresh, are the words still in there? The beauty of Chicago was everyone is so welcoming, maybe because of the storyline.'

The Loose Women panellist added: 'Jamal came and watched me in Chicago a few times, and he was very, very supportive of my musical theatre career.'

Speaking about the recent loss of her son, she said: 'I think for me it's important for my mind to keep busy, because if you're left with the silence then you're left with lots of different thoughts.'

Mum and son: Jamal Edwards died in February, aged just 31, from cardiac arrhythmia after taking 'recreational drugs' (Pictured in November 2021)

Mum and son: Jamal Edwards died in February, aged just 31, from cardiac arrhythmia after taking 'recreational drugs' (Pictured in November 2021)

Brenda also shared how talking to Prince Charles at a Prince's Trust event helped to keep her moving forward, following Jamal's death.

She said: 'I met Prince Charles, it was wonderful. He expressed his condolences, he said 'your son was amazing'.

'And it made me really proud to hear that and know how many young people Jamal helped. It keeps me going.'

Lorraine told the singer: 'It's so good to see you and it feels like the old you is slowly coming back,' to which Brenda admitted: 'Every day I put one foot in front of the other.

'There are triggers, but I don't know what they are, they just happen and you've got to allow yourself to grieve and to cry when I wanna cry and then I'll pick myself back up.'

Real talk: Brenda admitted there are 'triggers' which she can't explain, insisting: 'They just happen,' while also noting the importance of keeping busy

Real talk: Brenda admitted there are 'triggers' which she can't explain, insisting: 'They just happen,' while also noting the importance of keeping busy

At the beginning of June, Brenda released that the cause of Jamal's death had been determined as a cardiac arrhythmia caused by having taken recreational drugs.

Brenda said in a statement: 'We have been so incredibly touched by the outpouring of love and support, and you are all helping us try and get through the unimaginable. 

'I have sadly learned that the cause of Jamal's devastating passing was due to cardiac arrhythmia caused by having taken recreational drugs and I wanted to address this myself to everyone who loved, admired and respected my son'. 

Brenda previously described her son's untimely death as 'sudden and unexpected', explaining that he 'went into a cardiac arrest and then he passed with

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