Emmerdale star Lisa Riley has shared a health update after suffering a “very bad” fall in March. The actor, who plays Mandy Dingle on the ITV soap, suffered an accident at home, which she put down to a “slippy breakfast stool and a woollen cardi”.
Riley had surgery on her thumb following the incident, with the star later sharing a photo of her arm in a cast. Now, just over two months later, the actor has shared some good news about her recovery.
Sharing a video on Instagram on Tuesday (26 May), Riley wrote: “GREAT NEWS!!!! so I’ve just left hospital this morning and it’s nine weeks since I had my operation on my thumb… I am cast free.”
The star, who recently appeared on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, added: “[I’ve] still got my physio and doing all my exercises at home-but back on the road to recovery to all the incredible staff at @leedshospitals @nhsleeds THANK YOU!!”
The actor also shared a video in the post, where she showed off her cast-free hand while walking down a hospital corridor. With a beaming smile, she said: “Bye bye cast – thumb is free!”
Earlier this month, Riley appeared on Loose Women panel and spoke about her injury in detail, explaining that the “horrendous” injury happened just before a scheduled trip to New York City.
“They let me travel – I was more worried because I was flying to New York literally four days later,” she recalled. “So they’ve put this expandable cast on and it was Easter. Can you tell? I went for an Easter colour.”
Riley made her debut as Mandy in 1995, having a six-year stint before making a comeback in 2019 after nearly two decades away. This time, she arrived in the Dales with adoptive son Vinny Dingle in tow.
It was reported last week that Vinny, played by Bradley Johnson, was to be axed as part of a major cast shake-up. This hasn’t officially been confirmed, so it remains to be seen if there will be even more drama in the Dingle family.
