Adam White
The Independent
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Orlando Bloom has revealed he “narrowly escaped death” in a freak drainpipe accident in the late Nineties.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star shared a throwback image on his Instagram on Friday (27 August), and recalled a 1998 incident which could have ended his life.
“That’s me in my back brace circa 1998 about three months after I fell three floors and crushed my spine, narrowly escaping death and paralysis,” Bloom captioned the image, which saw him smiling while riding a bicycle.
“Grateful everyday for my limbs that allow me to push my limits and live life on my edge,” he continued, before adding: “Safer now” alongside a prayer-hands emoji.
Bloom previously discussed the accident in a magazine interview, detailing how he had climbed up to the roof of a house using a drainpipe, only for it to crumble under his weight.
“For four days, I faced the idea of living in a wheelchair for the rest of my life,” he told GQ in 2005. “I went to some dark places in my mind. I realised, I’m either going to walk again or I’m not.”
A number of stars celebrated Bloom’s throwback picture, with his wife Katy Perry commenting “I love you”. Bloom’s ex-wife Miranda Kerr – with whom he shares son Flynn – also commented, writing: “So proud of you.”
Kerr revealed earlier this month that she holidays with Bloom and Perry and their respective children, and now considers Bloom her “annoying brother”.
Orlando Bloom has revealed he “narrowly escaped death” in a freak drainpipe accident in the late Nineties.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star shared a throwback image on his Instagram on Friday (27 August), and recalled a 1998 incident which could have ended his life.
“That’s me in my back brace circa 1998 about three months after I fell three floors and crushed my spine, narrowly escaping death and paralysis,” Bloom captioned the image, which saw him smiling while riding a bicycle.
“Grateful everyday for my limbs that allow me to push my limits and live life on my edge,” he continued, before adding: “Safer now” alongside a prayer-hands emoji.
Bloom previously discussed the accident in a magazine interview, detailing how he had climbed up to the roof of a house using a drainpipe, only for it to crumble under his weight.
“For four days, I faced the idea of living in a wheelchair for the rest of my life,” he told GQ in 2005. “I went to some dark places in my mind. I realised, I’m either going to walk again or I’m not.”
A number of stars celebrated Bloom’s throwback picture, with his wife Katy Perry commenting “I love you”. Bloom’s ex-wife Miranda Kerr – with whom he shares son Flynn – also commented, writing: “So proud of you.”
Kerr revealed earlier this month that she holidays with Bloom and Perry and their respective children, and now considers Bloom her “annoying brother”.
