Bruce Forsyth pulls out of BBC variety show after fall at home

The showbiz veteran was taken to hospital and ordered to rest by doctors
Bed rest: Bruce Forsyth suffered a fall at his home
Jeremy Selwyn
Emma Powell9 October 2015
The Weekender

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Sir Bruce Forsyth has been forced to pull out of a variety show performance after suffering a fall at his home.

The 87-year-old showbiz veteran was taken to hospital following the fall and told to rest by doctors.

Forsyth was due to take to the stage at London’s Dominion Theatre for the BBC variety show Bruce's Hall Of Fame.

In a statement, the show's production company Kalooki Pictures said: "This morning, Sir Bruce Forsyth slipped and fell at his home resulting in facial abrasions and minor concussion.

Bruce Forsyth - in pictures

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"He attended hospital and had a series of scans and tests all of which happily proved negative.

"However, because of his injury, he has been told by doctors he must have complete rest for at least seven days."

I was really looking forward to this show and working with such a talented cast, and I am really sad not to be part of it

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The former Strictly Come Dancing host said he was “really sad” to not be part of the show which will now be hosted by Pointless presenter Alexander Armstrong.

"I was really looking forward to this show and working with such a talented cast, and I am really sad not to be part of it,” he said in a statement.

"It is now in the most capable hands of Alexander Armstrong and I would like to wish him, the guests and the whole production team good luck on Sunday."

The star’s agent and friend Ian Wilson took Forsyth to hospital and said he was suffering from concussion.

“Bruce is shaken and stirred,” Wilson told the Daily Mirror. “He was really looking forward to doing the TV show so professionally it couldn’t have happened at a worse time, not that something like this can come at a good time.

“But he is a lucky man really because he fell and he is alright. He has got concussion so you have to be very careful.”

Bruce's Hall Of Fame is expected to be screened in the new year.

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