Former England rugby player James Haskell has revealed how he tore his bicep while trying to flip his friend Mike Tindall . The 39-year-old shared an image of himself from his hospital bed on Wednesday (2 October), dressed in a hospital gown and sporting a blue sling. As many wondered what had happened to the rugby star, who appeared in good spirits despite his injury, the pair shared a video revealing all on Thursday (3 October).
In a post for their podcast, The Good, The Bad, and the Rugby, Tindall and Haskell attempt to reenact a TikTok trend as Haskell reflects confidently, “Speed is the key”. The trend sees mostly couples try to spin their partners upside down and then back around. He was able to turn the I’m A Celeb star around but was unable to get him back up.
During the multiple attempts, Haskell can be seen wincing as he tries to flip the former athlete around. “I can’t even begin to tell you how f**king stupid it is what’s happened,” Haskell shared to his followers. “I ripped the bicep tendon off my bone and my left arm.
I wasn’t even training, it was filming content.” He revealed that the first two times he flipped Tindall were fine, however on the third spin he changed his grip and “ripped it [his bicep tendon] off the bone”. He shared that Tindall’s 109 kg went through his bone and the tendon “snapped”.
He reassured fans that he was in good hands and that the surgery had been successful. Haskell posted an update to his stories on Th.
