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Jonathan Goodwin has told fans to ‘hug the people you love today’ after being paralysed while performing a stunt on America’s Got Talent: Extreme.
The star has also revealed that a year after the fireball stunt went wrong – which left him paralysed for life – he is still waiting for the cause to be determined.
Jonathan’s fiancée, Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington, 48, revealed in May that her partner now uses a wheelchair after he sustained a number of serious injuries during rehearsals for the show, which has since been axed.
Speaking out: Jonathan Goodwin has revealed he’s still wait on the cause of his accident on America’s Got Talent: Extreme to be determined – a year since the incident took place
On Instagram, Jonathan wrote: ‘A year ago today (oct 14th) I had an accident which resulted in very severe and permanently life changing injuries. A year on the cause of the accident has yet to be determined although I know I did everything I was supposed to do.
‘I’m sure at some point we will find an answer. In the meantime do me a favor, hug those people who you love today. Hold them close and tell them how much they mean to you.’
Amanda gushed over her partner as she wrote: ‘A year ago tomorrow, my hero and my true love went through one of the most traumatic and horrifying things a person can go through. The bravery and courage and sheer determination my better half showed during that time and continues to show is awe inspiring.
Support: Jonathan’s fiancée, Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington, 48, revealed in May that her partner now uses a wheelchair after he sustained a number of serious injuries during rehearsals for the show, which has since been axed
Tragic: The star was left paralysed for life when a fireball stunt went wrong in October 2021 and he’s still looking for answers
‘Those days last year, were the hardest forty eight hours of my life. My brilliant and wonderful soul mate always suggests, ‘hold your loved ones tight and tell them you love them.’ Nothing is more valuable or important or vital than being with the people you love. The world can change in a second. In a second.
‘As a great, homeless philosopher who lived under the Hollywood sign once said, ‘The greatest thing you’ll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return. This is a lesson to learn and live by.
She ended with a heartwarming message to Jonathan: ‘I thank the universe for you. You are so unbelievably loved but none more so than me. We’ve got this.’
On Instagram, Jonathan wrote: ‘A year ago today (oct 14th) I had an accident which resulted in very severe and permanently life changing injuries. A year on the cause of the accident has yet to be determined although I know I did everything I was supposed to do.’
Amanda gushed over her partner as she wrote: ‘I thank the universe for you. You are so unbelievably loved but none more so than me. We’ve got this.’
Amanda, who was married to former Sherlock co-star Martin Freeman, 51, from 2000-2016, held back tears as she appeared with Jonathan on Lorraine in May.
Jonathan explained that he had given Amanda a ‘Get Out of Jail Free card’ after his accident, but the star insisted that she would always remain by her new fiancé’s side.
Speaking about her relationship with Jonathan, Amanda, who shares children Joe, 16, and Grace, 14, with ex-husband Martin, said: ‘We are closer and tighter than ever.’
Speaking on Lorraine in their first television interview since the accident, Jonathan explained that Amanda told him not to be ‘so stupid’ after he said she could leave him.
Shocking: Jonathan was seriously injured after the dangerous stunt where he attempted to escape from a straight jacket while being hung upside down 30 feet in the air in between two suspended cars which exploded on impact
Stunt: The stunt was filmed at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, where Goodwin was suspended 70 feet in the air
As Amanda was seen becoming emotional, Jonathan said: ‘I said you have a get out of jail free card, if you want to walk away I understand and she told me not to be so stupid.’
Jonathan nearly died in a stunt in October 2021, where he attempted to escape from a straight jacket while being hung upside down 30 feet in the air in between two suspended cars. The cars were released too early and he was crushed between them as they caught fire.
Elsewhere in the interview, a tearful Amanda, who Jonathan proposed to just weeks before the accident, went on to say that they are ‘closer and tighter’ than ever as a couple as she gushed that Jonathan was her ‘inspiration’.
He said: ‘When things go wrong… try not to panic. Take a minute… take a breath. Then work out how to move forward.’
‘We are closer and tighter than ever and we have this unspoken thing, we said the other day that we are the people that are gonna say yes to stuff, life’s too short, be in the moment and grab it with both hands because you don’t know what’s around the corner,’ she said.
‘He’s a total inspiration to me. He’s an idiot, I’m a wally so it’s fine. And all my friends and family love him, he’s very loveable.’
The couple, who got engaged last year, are planning to get married later this year, Jonathan revealed, as she gushed that they were ‘very excited’ about it but remained coy on the details.
Nuptials: The couple, who got engaged last year, are planning to get married later this year, Jonathan revealed, as she gushed that they were ‘very excited’ about it but remained coy on the details
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