Kirstie Allsopp will be on crutches after leg surgery, following an airlift from a steep path in Devon. The 55-year-old presenter, best known for Location, Location, Location, shared images and updates after the rescue, saying she slipped while walking back from a family picnic at Welcombe Mouth.
Allsopp described the family routine in a post, writing, "We have a picnic on the beach at Welcombe Mouth, a swim and a walk back to the house for some cake," and said the return leg became dangerous when she lost her footing on a muddy slope. Her son Oscar, 18, ran for help, and RNLI Bude Lifeboat paramedics together with Cornwall Air Ambulance reached the scene.
She posted a photograph that showed cuts to her face and a breathing tube, along with images of a bandaged leg and an X-ray. Allsopp confirmed she had been operated on, thanked staff at Barnstaple hospital and said she expected to be home soon. She praised the hospital team as "amazing, kind and caring, so many lovely people doing their absolute best."
Allsopp also described the immediate aftermath, noting she had been given "a huge amount of painkillers" and was "high as a kite!" She added, "It'll be a boot and crutches for a while, but I feel very, very lucky that it was possible to reach me and get me to hospital so quickly, and I have a job that I can do on crutches." Those details frame both the scale of her injuries and the practical limits on her mobility during recovery.
Messages of support appeared under her Instagram post. Musician Jools Holland wrote, "Poor you get well soon." Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, the developer married to Princess Beatrice, commented, "Wishing you a speedy recovery." Interior designer Rita Konig reflected on the risk of steep coastal paths, writing, "I have to say, I thought about this on my way down some steep paths to the beach this summer and wondered what the exit strategy is if one slips and busts something like an ankle!! Sending lots of love."
The sequence underscores how quickly a routine family outing can turn serious on exposed, muddy terrain, and it highlights the role of volunteer and air ambulance crews in bringing patients to hospital. Allsopp’s account makes clear she plans to continue working where possible while recovering on crutches, and she expressed gratitude for the rescue and care that followed the accident.
