Kirstie Allsopp says she is recovering 'in bed' as she issues a health update after being rushed to hospital in an air ambulance

Kirstie Allsopp has shared she is recovering 'in bed' as she issued a health update a week after she was rushed to hospital in an air ambulance. 

The Location, Location, Location presenter, 55, underwent surgery on her leg following a fall on a 'muddy patch on a steep path' at a beach in Devon.

Kirstie posted a selfie of her smiling on Wednesday as she told her Instagram followers how she is now feeling after the horror accident. 

She penned: 'So.. 1 week & 1 day after the surgery there is quite a lot of feeling in my toes and all the way up my leg, but I'm learning and healing and this exercise in patience and humility may turn out to be good for me. 

'I wanted to say Thank You So Much to everyone who helped me get to today and for all your kind and cheering messages.

'I have hired a gamereadyhireuk which is a genius invention, I highly recommend it.

'I got sent a book by @biscuiteersltd which is very inspiring & we are going to go ahead and film the Christmas show in October as planned.

'I will be sitting down with my leg stuck out, but we'll work around it.

'Occasionally the boys pop in to chat and bring friends, although next week they will both be at uni and my leg looks like I've been bitten by a shark, but there are grapes & Frasier and I may publish a book called A Leg with a View next year.' 

Kirstie relaxed and recovered in bed with a supply of magazines to keep her occupied. 

Her co-star Phil Spencer sent his well wishes in her comments as he wrote: 'You're being very brave & stoical. Be still & heal properly. Xx' 

At the time of her accident, Kirstie told fans how it took 'a whole host of people' to help track down her location so an air ambulance could take her to the hospital.

She wrote: 'Almost every year since Oscar was born we have celebrated my birthday at Meadowgate, one of my favourite places on earth.

'We have a picnic on the beach at Welcombe Mouth, a swim and a walk back to the house for some cake, unfortunately I slipped on a muddy patch on the steep path, and it took a whole host of people to get me to hospital.'

She continued: 'They have operated on the leg and I'll be home soon. It'll be a boot and crutches for a while but I feel very, very lucky that it was possible to reach me and get me to hospital so quickly, and I have a job that I can do on crutches.

'Not a birthday I am going to forget in a hurry and again, THANK YOU to all those who have been involved in my care.'

Kirstie was visiting the beach with her husband, property tycoon Ben Anderson, as well as her sons Bay, 20, and Oscar, 18. The couple married in January 2025 after more than 20 years together.

The broadcaster has become a TV favourite after her work on Location, Location, Location with her longtime co-host Phil Spencer – though she recently joked on This Morning that she was his 'second choice' for the job.

She said: 'There was an Italian girl with legs up to here,' before pointing to her upper chest. 'Phil really, really wanted her but the problem was, her accent was so strong.' 

Shaking his head, Phil responded: 'That's not quite true,' but Kirstie continued: 'And then there was a really sweet girl who was an estate agent but I think that she probably was a bit intimidated by the whole thing.

'He sort of ended up with me by default, we did a non-transmissible pilot - thank God that will never come to air - and we both thought, "Oh, that was fun, but we've got real jobs." Then, they commissioned the show and they asked us to present it!' 

The duo also reflected on the shock from both show fans and contributors alike about how involved they are in the property searching and buying process behind the scenes of the show. 

Kirstie and Phil joked that their photo was on a number of fridges after helping families and couples find their dream property up and down the country. 

Kirstie said: 'It's such a lovely thing to have a job which means that every time you meet anyone, you can have a conversation about something that really matters to them, it's a great privilege.'

Phil added: 'I've done several re-visits, which we love doing going back a few years later, and it's really special to find a picture of us and the crew on the day that we filmed and the day we found their house.'

'I was talking to an estate agent on Friday, I was negotiating a deal that we made, and at the end I said, "Keep my number, if there's a problem, ring me..." and he said, "I thought it was all fake,"' Kirstie added. 

To which Phil again chimed in: 'I had a couple, we'd done three days filming and we sat in the pub at the end of the show and we were discussing tactics and value and negotiation, and I got my phone out to ring the agent. 

'They went, "Hang on, you're not actually going to do that are you?"'

Kirstie concluded: 'People think that Phil and I end every working day in a pub, pretending to make a telephone call!'

The pair were also subject to raised eyebrows when Phil failed to attend Kirstie's wedding back in January 2025. 

Tying the knot with property tycoon Ben in a secret ceremony at Mayfair's Grosvenor Chapel, the star's co-host was notably absent from the celebrations. 

However, it was later revealed the event was so heavily cloaked in secrecy that even guests were unaware they were attending a wedding until the last minute.

Phil and Kirstie said that while they are great friends of 25 years, they never socialise outside of work.

Speaking in an interview with The Telegraph, Kirstie confessed: 'We don't socialise, because we work so much together.'

Phil added: 'But we're very, very fond of each other. There's no one else who's been through this experience. I put Kirstie among the most important people in my life.'

The pair have been part of each other's lives through the biggest moments as Kirstie added: 'In the most significant parts of our lives, we've been there for each other. I think Phil was one of the first people I ever told I was pregnant.'