Dawn French shows off huge surgery scar after undergoing major operation

02 January 2024 , 15:19

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Dawn French has been left with a large scar on her leg after undergoing surgery (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Dawn French revealed on Tuesday that has left her with a big scar that runs all the way down her knee.

The comedy legend recently underwent a knee replacement and throughout her recovery shared numerous updates with her fans on social media, however the 66-year-old’s most recent social media post showcases the extent of the surgery, before which .

Taking to Instagram, Dawn posted a photo of herself sitting on an exercise bike, presumably in a bid to rehabilitate her knee post op. Various wires were attached to her left leg, which also featured a large, purple scar over her new knee.

Dawn revealed this week that she now has a large scar on her left knee (Instagram)

Dawn underwent knee replacement surgery late last year (Instagram)

The sketch show superstar didn’t caption the snap, which was shared hours after Dawn reminisced about the late Caroline Aherne on the social media platform, noting how much she misses her. Caroline - who died at the age of 52 from throat cancer in 2016 - was a British writer and actress and the creator and star of The Royale Family.

Dawn suffered a painful knee injury 14 years ago when she attempted to jump off a 10ft ledge on The Show in 2009 in homage to the classic scene where vicar Geraldine Granger ends up chest-deep in mud after jumping into a puddle in the Vicar of Dibley.

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Recalling the experience at her one-woman show in October, Dawn said: ''They constructed a 10ft-high hill out of scaffolding covered in AstroTurf. The idea was that there was a long enough drop for me to disappear into. But what was I falling onto? The answer is absolutely nothing. Except for 10ft below there were two very thin crash mats in a film studio with a flat concrete floor. Any fool would know this was a disaster in the making. Any fool but me."

Dawn suffered a painful knee on The Paul O'Grady Show (ITV)

Dawn showed the audience a photo of herself beginning to jump, admitting: "This is actually quite an emotional picture. This is the last time that my body is actually intact. This is the last time I had two functioning legs. I went 10ft down and plump on to the two crash mats. One leg twisted very awkwardly underneath me and I landed very heavily. I heard the worst twanging noise you could ever imagine."

Updating her Instagram followers in November, the comedian revealed she'd had a knee replacement after years of discomfort as she posted a photo of her bandaged leg. Captioning the shot, she said: "It's done. New knee is in. Now we start the healing..."

Dawn has suffered with severe knee pain for 14 years

That same month, Dawn said she'd been forced to cancel her remaining tour dates, following a setback with her . Once again taking to Instagram, she shared: "Hello folks. It's with a massively heavy heart and furious [expletive] that I have to admit defeat and postpone all of my remaining tour dates from tonight onwards."

Dawn continued: "My stupid selfish ol' arthritic knee has totally given up & won't let me walk. I am swearing a lot. I am bereft to let you down. Sorry. On the upside, I can have the op I so desperately need, earlier than planned. Ouch. And sorry again. We are working hard to reschedule all the dates. Bear with…"

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