EastEnders star rushed to hospital as she suffers horror injury after ‘nasty’ fall

EastEnders star Vicki Michelle was rushed to hospital after a serious fall left her with broken bones.

The actress, who played Jo Cotton on the BBC soap, revealed she was forced to miss her radio show as she detailed the “painful” incident in a post shared on Instagram. Despite the accident, which left her with a broken shoulder, Vicki seemed in high spirits as she shared an image posing with a sling around her arm.

Alongside the image, Vicki, 73, wrote: “So sorry everyone No Vix Mix Sunday this week. I’ve had a nasty fall and broken my shoulder. Ouch. Bloody painful. Me at hospital. Hopefully be with you next week. Missing you already.”

Vicki’s followers and famous pals rushed to the comments to send their well wishes to the star. Veteran TV presenter Anthea Turner wrote: “Awwwww speedy recovery.”

The accident left her with a broken shoulder (Image: thevickimichelle / Instagram)

Former Emmerdale actress Linda Lusardi wrote: “Oh god. Wishing you well. Look after yourself darling.” Another penned: “Sorry to hear that Vicki. Please do look after yourself. Hope you’re all healed up and feeling better very soon.”

Meanwhile someone else said: “Sorry to see you’ve done that. Get well soon Vicki.” Vicki made her explosive debut as Jo in April 2023, introduced as the estranged wife of Rocky Cotton (Brian Conley).

Jo left Albert Square a few months later, having pocketed £50,000 of Kathy Beale’s (Gillian Taylforth) money. Vicki opened up about her exit with Metro, saying: “I think they’ve left it open, that was the thing and hopefully, talk soon! That would be great.”

Vicki expressed her delight over the audience’s reaction to her character, adding: “I loved it. People were ringing me up saying ‘Oh my God, we love this character!’

Jo was introduced as the estranged wife of Rocky Cotton (Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

“And the funny thing is that when you’re doing EastEnders, people defend you. I’m having a go at Rocky and then a fan will say, ‘Oh, she was really mean to Rocky’, and then you’ll get another fan going, ‘Well, what do you expect? He walked out on her 25 years ago! She didn’t know whether he was dead or alive.'”

Last year, Vicki paid tribute to her younger sister, Suzie, who tragically passed away. Sharing the news online, the ‘Allo ‘Allo! star wrote: “Said Goodbye to my beautiful baby sister Suzie this week. Beautiful inside and out.

“Hundreds of people came to say their farewell. She was so loved. Wonderful memory with Suzie and her daughter Susie. RIP Beautiful sister. Be Happy in your new home. Love [red heart] You. #heartbroken.”