Piers Morgan Hospitalized After Femur Fracture in Fall

Piers Morgan, the prominent British broadcaster and journalist, was hospitalized Sunday after tripping on a small step in a London hotel restaurant, resulting in a fractured femur that required hip replacement surgery.

The 60-year-old host of the YouTube show Piers Morgan Uncensored shared details of the mishap in posts on X and Instagram, including a selfie from his hospital bed giving a thumbs-up and an X-ray image showing the break in the neck of his femur. He described falling "like a sack of spuds" after misjudging the step while dining out. Morgan, who is recovering in the hospital, faces six weeks on crutches and a 12-week restriction on long-haul travel as advised by doctors.

In a lighthearted caption on X, Morgan outlined the sequence of events: "1. Tripped on a small step. 2. In a London hotel restaurant. 3. Fractured femur. 4. So badly I needed a new hip. 5. Recovering in hospital. 6. Crutches for 6wks. 7. No longhaul for 12 wks. 8. New Year off to a cracking start! 9. I blame Donald Trump." The quip echoed a similar post he made in 2019, when he was hospitalized for gastritis and duodenitis and jokingly attributed the illness to a vegan sausage roll, Brexit, and Trump.