Carol Vorderman said a Carol Vorderman trip and fall on the last day of May left her unconscious and taken to hospital with a concussion. She later returned for more treatment after vomiting and dizziness made her sit-up impossible.
The 65-year-old said the fall happened when she tripped over a tree root near her house on a public path, then stumbled and hit her head. She said her son Cam heard 'Final Countdown' playing in the ambulance.
Hospital return and CT scans
Vorderman said she was discharged after the first hospital visit, then went straight back the next day because she could not sit up and had continual vomiting. She said she then had CT scans at Bristol Royal Infirmary and was discharged again.
She also said almost half of her face developed a black eye and bruising, which she linked to stepping back from reels in June. That detail puts the injury in plain view: the head hit was not just a brief scare, but one that left visible marks and a return visit for fresh symptoms.
BBPV and the Epley Technique
Two or three weeks later, Vorderman said the dizziness had eased but still felt like walking on a moving ship. She visited a concussion clinic that specialised in treating professional athletes, where Sophie thought she was suffering from BBPV and gave her the Epley Technique.
Vorderman described the treatment as three rounds, saying she was held, thrown backwards quite quickly and safely, and told that the feeling would pass. After those sessions, she said 95% of her dizziness had disappeared.
The account leaves the injury with a practical takeaway for anyone who has taken a hard fall: waking up, vomiting, or prolonged dizziness after a head strike needs prompt medical review, and inner-ear dizziness can be treated in targeted steps rather than left to linger.
