"Close To Home" Freddie Flintoff on Ricky Hatton Cause of Death & Surviving Horror Crash

Piers Morgan Uncensored

Sports, News, Society & Culture

3.7 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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British viewers need no introduction to Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, the undisputed sporting legend. And even more around the world will know him as the lovable northern rogue from Top Gear. The former England cricket player’s life was changed dramatically in December 2022 when the car he was driving flipped and he sustained serious injuries to his face and ribs. Flintoff details his story of survival in his new book ‘Coming Home: The Moments That Made Me’ - and joins Piers Morgan to open up about how he thinks the sport that made him may have saved his life, his friendship with the late Ricky Hatton, whose death today was ruled as a suicide and more. Piers Morgan Uncensored is proudly independent and supported by: Oxford Natural: To watch their full stories, scan the QR code on your screen or visit https://oxfordnatural.com/piers/ to get 70% off your first order when you use code PIERS. Tax Network USA: Call 1-800-958-1000 or visit https://TNUSA.com/PIERS to meet with a strategist today for FREEBirch Gold: Visit https://birchgold.com/piers to get your free info kit on gold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.7	You've heard this horrific crash that you've survived.
0:34.2	I did think I was dead when I thought, is this what it is when you die? I got dragged
0:40.2	out and under the car and I'd taken the big impact and I could feel, but I couldn't see it. I didn't
0:46.5	think I had a face from being pleased I was still there, turned into fear pretty quickly.
0:57.0	We knew you'd survive, but then you kind of disappeared.
0:59.0	How important was your family?
1:01.0	I'm sure I wasn't easy.
1:03.0	You know, I'd cry a lot, I'd get snappy, I'd get angry.
1:06.0	It was a mess.
1:07.0	But Rachel was strong.
1:08.0	She had to be for both of us.
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