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Former Blue Peter and Countryfile presenter Matt Baker has spoken out on a debilitating health condition which is affecting his life.
The television host, 46, is no longer 'able to bend forward' after a back injury which he sustained during his pantomime run.
Matt spoke to Gabby Logan on the Mid Point podcast about he health problem that has been bothering him.
He said he sustained a painful 'slipped disc' which rehearsing for his pantomime.
When Gabby asked Matt - who was once a gymnast - if he was srill able to do backflips, he said: 'No, I can't now. I've injured my back.
Former Blue Peter and Countryfile presenter Matt Baker has spoken out on a debilitating health condition which is affecting his life
The television host, 46, is no longer 'able to bend forward' after a back injury which he sustained during his pantomime run
'I can't tell you how upsetting it is as an ex-gymnast, not to be able to bend forward.'
He went on to explain how the injury came about, saying he had a mishap during rehearsals.
Matt explained: 'I did my back in. I was doing a panto. I was doing Goldilocks and the Three Bears and we were practising with the stunt chairs, and the chair wasn't set correctly and bang!
'I went down on my coccyx and it turns out I slipped a disc in my back.'
Matt attempted to recover through training and rehab but now has injections to manage the pain.
Referring to his wife Nicola Baker, Gabby pointed out that he lives with a physiotherapist.
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