EASTENDERS’ Melissa Suffield has told fans she’s had to dash to hospital after suffering an injury at home.
The star explained she’d “busted” her ankle after slipping over on one of her one-year-old son’s toys.
EastEnders legend Melissa Suffield told fans she was being taken to hospital
The actress is best known to soap fans for playing Lucy Beale
Posting from the back of a car she wrote: “On my way to the hospital, hopefully I’ll be one of the first ones in and I can get back home before it gets too hot.
“Also hopefully, it’s not anything too serious. I’m able to bear a small amount of weight on it this morning but it’s very painful.”
She added: “I can’t move my foot in a couple of directions. So best to check it out.”
The star, who played Lucy Beale in EastEnders, later shared a picture of her X-ray report with her personal details scribbled out.
Melissa later delivered some good news to fans, writing: “Thank f***! No bone injury!
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“So basically RICE, and keep it extra cool in this heat as it is MEGA swollen still.
“She said ‘hopefully see some improvement and normal walking in four weeks’.
“I’m like, um, I have 12 days until I’m solo again. So healing thoughts please! So healing thoughts please!
“Also for all their uselessness on a weekend, I was checked in, seen by minor injuries, xrayed, seen by minor injuries again, and discharged in under an hour.
“Excellent work all round. Time to get in the paddling pool and keep that ankle cool!”
The previous day she opened up about her injury, which took place in the home she shares with cruise director Robert Brendan and their son.
She wrote: “I stepped into the kitchen and slipped on one of River’s toys and have BUSTED my ankle.
“No taxis available at all, and also no X-ray unit on the weekends at the tiny urgent care centre nearly (and I suspect I may need one as it’s very difficult to bear weight on it and it’s a bit bruised and quite numb).
“So I’m now very excited to spend the heatwave in a minor injuries unit on a Monday morning if it’s no better tomorrow.”
She shared a picture with an ‘X-ray’ emoji from hospital
The actress later revealed she had dodged a bone injury
