Freddie Flintoff admits 'I should not be here' as he makes harrowing crash admission amid recovery
Freddie Flintoff has opened up about his Top Gear crash as he admitted he felt 'I should not be here'
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Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff will soon be back on screens for the second series of BBC show, Field of Dreams, but has admitted he feels he "should not be here" after his traumatic accident.
The former Top Gear star took a lengthy television hiatus after his near-fatal crash, while occurred during filming for the car show nearly two years ago.
The first series of Field of Dreams aired earlier that year and followed the former cricketer as he searched for unrecognised sporting talent to assemble a special team of cricketers.
However, the future of the show became uncertain following Flintoff's serious car accident in late 2022.
The father-of-two joined BBC favourite Top Gear in 2019 alongside Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris, but following the accident at the show’s Dunsford Park Aerodrome, no new episodes have aired.
Flintoff ended up reaching a settlement reportedly worth £9million with the BBC last year, with the broadcaster apologising for his injuries.
Freddie Flintoff has opened up ab out his accident as he admitted he felt 'I should not be here'
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While he's overcome the ordeal, Flintoff made it clear he has fought both physical and psychological battles as he admitted he's unsure he well ever feel "completely better" again.
"I genuinely should not be here with what happened," he reflected in a recent interview as he talked about filming the new Field of Dreams in India.
"It's going to be a long road back, and I've only just started. But I've got to look at the positives: I'm still here and I've got another chance to have a go at it."
Speaking to Radio Times, the BBC and other press he went on: "I'm looking forward to seeing the lads and being around them. I really am. This India trip is for me as much as them. I am determined."
The former Top Gear star was involved in a horror crash in 2022
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When asked if he was now feeling 100 percent, he admitted he wasn't. "I don’t know if I will again, to be honest.
"I'm better than I was, but I don’t know what completely better is."
Understandably, Field of Dreams' second series took a backseat as Flintoff focused all his efforts on recovering from his injuries.
At the end of last year, the BBC announced Top Gear would be "rested" for the "foreseeable future".
While the broadcaster did announce earlier this year that Field of Dreams would return, the corporation only recently confirmed the show will be airing "this summer."
An update by the BBC on Thursday explained: "After transforming a cricket club and the lives of teenagers in his hometown of Preston, Freddie and the boys are back in a four-part series for BBC iPlayer and BBC One.
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Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams is returning to screens this summer
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"In 2022, Freddie had an ambitious plan to take the team he created to compete in India, one of the most revered cricketing nations in the world.
"Two years in the making, the story of the most unlikely cricket tour that almost didn’t happen is coming this summer to BBC iPlayer and BBC One."