BBC News star Sophie Raworth has been battling a painful injury behind the scenes.
The veteran newsreader had to pull out of running the London Marathon in April at 20 miles after ‘blowing out’ her ankle – and she’s now revealed the damage is much worse than she first thought.
Sophie, 56, previously fractured her ankle, but she took to social media to give her fans an update on her healing progress.
On-screen, she carried on with her presenting duties as normal, even fronting extended coverage of the General Election results.
But behind-the-scenes, it has been a different story as she has struggled with the aftermath of the huge running race.
The presenter uploaded a compilation video to her profile on X – formerly known as Twitter.
In the clip, her left foot was strapped into a walking boot brace as she used a mobility scooter to get around.
She seemed to make the best of her situation as she rode around the swanky studio at BBC‘s New Broadcasting House HQ.
Aside from the glamorous shots at work, she was also spotted using crutches as she practised walking.
Her injury also forced her to continue to wear protective equipment in the gym, as she still managed to fit in her obligatory workouts.
Sophie captioned the video: “That marathon injury turned out to be a little worse than I thought.
“Been on crutches and in a boot since start of June! But discovered knee scooters,” she wrote with a sarcastic crying emoji.
The star added: “Finally on the mend. Rehab starts now,” alongside a scooter and a puff of wind emoji.
At the time of the marathon back in April, Sophie told her loyal 79,000 followers that she injured her ankle in a previous Instagram post.
She was forced to rest her bandaged foot on a chair as she was looked over by helpful medics.
Sophie admitted: “Well I had a great 20 mile race. It all started so well!
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“I even got to meet the legend that is Jasmin Paris! And then at mile 18 or so my ankle blew up.
“Annoying because I was doing ok. But my attempted 12th @londonmarathon became all about the kindness of strangers and the shoulders I was given to lean on.”
She added: “I always tell my kids it’s good to fail from time to time. I failed today. My 1st DNF in a marathon.
“But hopefully my ankle will be better in a few weeks and I can run again.
LEAVING/LEFT
Newsnight’s Mark Urban after 35 years on air
Claudia Winkleman quitting BBC Radio 2 after 15 years
Correspondent Robin Brant after two decades
Sports presenter Garry Richardson after 50 years
BBC Radio star Jason Rosam after 16 years on air
Jordan North quitting Radio 1 and moving to Capital
RETURNING/RETURNED
Martine Croxall after launching legal action against the Beeb
Karin Giannone after a horror injury and year off air
Annita McVeigh after losing out on a chief presenter job last year
Geeta Guru-Murthy after also being off air for more than a year
“Meanwhile I finally have an excuse to wear trainers on the 6 o’clock news tomorrow night. There won’t be much walking going on in that studio.”
Although the TV personality carried on presenting bulletins, she later stepped down as the host of one of the anticipated election debates.
BBC Radio 4 star Mishal Husain, 51, stepped in for the beleaguered news anchor as she recovered at home.
