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Laura Woods recently opened up about her absence from television, revealing she is recuperating from surgery following serious injuries to her face and arm sustained while on holiday. The 36-year-old sports presenter, has been notably missing from her usual broadcasts, including the buildup to Tyson Fury's heavyweight unification fight in Saudi Arabia.
Shared update on social media
Woods explained that her injuries were the result of a freak accident involving a glass lampshade, which shattered, causing deep cuts to her face and arms.
She shared an update on her condition through Instagram, posting a series of photos and a detailed of the incident and her subsequent medical treatment.
Her most severe injuries were to her face, with deep cuts near her right eyebrow that bled profusely and required stitches. One of the images Woods posted shows her with plasters attempting to stop the bleeding from the cuts.
"Just wanted to explain my absence from the telly for a little while, to be totally transparent and avoid any speculation," Woods wrote.
"I had an accident last weekend at a holiday cottage. I swung a pillow and hit a large, glass lampshade hanging from the ceiling above me, which shattered and cut my face and arms, but luckily missed my eye.
"I wanted to say a couple of thank yous, firstly to Adam, for being my hero that day, acting so quickly and not leaving my side since and to his family for taking care of me in a time when I was petrified.
"To my agents Alex Maguire and Matthew Odonohue at CAA who searched for the best help immediately.
"To Dr Yannis Alexandrides and his wonderful medical assistant Zuzanna at 111 who opened their emergency surgery and came in on their days off, they were so gentle and have already worked magic that I didn't think was possible to reduce the damage.
"I've added in the photos from then to now to show that even though it may look rough, it's such a wonderful improvement already and I'm so grateful.
"It was a hell of a shock and I've been a bit sad, but I'm feeling very lucky it wasn't worse. So a big thanks to my eyebrow too, for taking the brunt of it.
"I'm gutted I can't cover the fight in Riyadh tomorrow anymore, but wishing the brilliant TNT boxing team all the best. Be back soon."