Emmerdale star Lisa Riley, who is best known for her role as Mandy Dingle in the ITV soap, shared snaps of herself with her arm in a sling after suffering a ‘very bad fall’
Emmerdale’s Lisa Riley has revealed her hospital dash after suffering a ‘very bad fall’ over the weekend.
The Mandy Dingle actress, 49, shared snaps of herself in hospital to share the news with her followers on Instagram last night. One image saw Lisa, who recently broke down in tears over the death of her pal, wearing a hospital gown and smiling next to a surgeon while the other showed Lisa’s arm in a sling while she wore a black top and trousers along with a red hoodie.
Lisa then explained that she had suffered a bad fall on a breakfast stool which caused her to injure the UCL in her thumb (Ulnar Collateral Ligament), which required her to undergo surgery. An injury to the UCL in the thumb usually means the ligament is torn and requires four to six weeks in a splint for a partial tear, however complete tears require surgery.
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As she posted the photos on her Instagram story, she gushed over the NHS and the specialist surgeon who treated her. Lisa wrote: “OUR NHS @nhsengland IS INCREDIBLE…” Lisa added a trio of yellow heart emojis before continuing: “I have to massively thank my specialist surgeon Mr Daniel Thornton at LGI LEEDS hospital and all the beautiful team, every since one of you who treated me this afternoon – I had a very bad fall over the weekend (no I’m sober) no drunk jokes – it was my extremely slippy breakfast stool and a woollen cardi – my left thumb took all of it – so today hence the massive damage I have had my operation, surgery, treating my UCL in my Thumb repaired.”
She continued: “”£NHS at it’s absolute best – bye for now I have some fantastic pain relief to take #surgery #leeds #hospital #thumb”. Lisa also shared the post on her main Instagram grid, in which she was flooded with well wishes from her followers.
Scarlett Moffatt wrote: “Sending love chick xxxx”. While Steph McGovern added: “Oh no!! Sending love xx”. Meanwhile fans also chimed in as one wrote: “Oh no!!! Hope you feel better soon!! (least you get out of washing up! )Xx”. Another added: “Get well soon lovely xxx”. And a third said: “Oh no hope you heal quickly and your pain is manageable”.
Lisa rose to fame on Emmerdale in 1995, when she first took on the role of Mandy Dingle. She’s remained a stalwart on the ITV soap since.
She took part in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here in 2025, which saw her voted out in a double elimination. During her time in the camp, she lost 1.5st, which she admitted caused chaos for the soap.
With the dramatic weight loss, the star was aided by the costume department who began lining her outfits before she appeared on set. Lisa told The Sun: “I am wearing layers and layers on set.
“I like Mandy to be curvy. I am embracing it. Because it has been freezing cold when we are outside in the village filming, I have had two hot water bottles on my bum. So, Mandy’s bum might look bigger when people tune in on Tuesday, too.” She added: “I am proud of how much weight I lost on I’m A Celebrity. I feel amazing.” Her update comes after Lisa previously told The Mirror that she began losing weight long before she joined the I’m A Celeb cast after ditching alcohol.
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