Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff will return to TV for the first time in nearly two years on Tuesday (August 13) following an accident on BBC's Top Gear that nearly killed him.
Flintoff used to be co-host of popular BBC car show Top Gear along with Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris - a role he began back in 2019.
But the former England Cricket Team captain's time on the show was cut short after he was severely injured in an accident at the Top Gear Test Track - the Dunsfold Aerodrome, Surrey in December 2022.
What happened to Freddie Flintoff in Top Gear accident?
'Freddie' Flintoff reportedly flipped a Morgan Super 3 vehicle on the first bend at the Top Gear test track during filming for the show while not wearing a helmet.
The vehicle was only travelling at 22mph but was open-top, meaning when it flipped Flintoff's face scraped along the tarmac, reported the Mail on Sunday.
The presenter sustained broken ribs and serious facial injuries in the incident with Flintoff’s son Corey, revealing at the time, his father was “lucky to be alive” describing it as a “pretty nasty crash”.
There were reports Flintoff's crash was so bad Top Gear staff who witnessed it had to be signed off work indefinitely as they struggled to come to terms with an incident described as "something you would truly want to unsee".
After months of speculation, the BBC finally made the decision, last November, to rest Top Gear for the "foreseeable future".
Flintoff will talk about the Top Gear crash for the first time when he returns to TV in Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dream on Tour set to air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Tuesday (August 13).
He reveals how close he was to dying and the struggles he has had since including "crying every two minutes", anxiety, nightmares and flashbacks.
The documentary shows Flintoff in hospital shortly after the crash where he says: "I genuinely should not be here after what happened.
“This will be a long road back and I’ve only just started, I’m stuck already.
“I need help, and I realise I’m not the best at asking for it. I need to stop crying every two minutes.
“I’ve got to look at the positives, haven’t I?
“I’m still here, I’ve got another chance, I’ve got to go at it. I’m seeing that as how it is, a second go."
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When Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dream on Tour will air on the BBC
The first series of Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams aired back in 2022 and saw the former England captain create a "cricket team like no other" in his home town of Preston.
It followed Flintoff as he transformed a rundown cricket club and changed the lives of the players in his "unlikely" cricket team.
Now Flintoff and his side are back for a second series, which will see the team head out on tour to India, one of the most revered cricketing nations in the world.
Freddie Flintoff’s Field Of Dreams On Tour will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 9pm on Tuesday, August 13.
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