Is Jonathan Goodwin paralyzed?

“America’s Got Talent: Extreme” contestant Jonathan Goodwin is now paralyzed and using a wheelchair after an on-set stunt went wrong on the spinoff competition show late last year. In a Wednesday Instagram post, Goodwin, the 42-year-old former daredevil, shared a photo of himself in a wheelchair holding his dog.

Who Got paralyzed on bgt?

star Jonathan Goodwin
Britain’s Got Talent star Jonathan Goodwin ‘nearly died’ in stunt which paralysed him | ITV News Wales.

What was the accident on AGT extreme?

‘AGT: Extreme’s’ Jonathan Goodwin says he’s paralyzed after October accident. Daredevil Jonathan Goodwin suffered third-degree burns, lost a kidney and almost died during emergency surgery after the accident, his wife said.

How did Jonathan Goodwin become paralyzed?

Also last week, the former stuntman’s fiancée — Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington — revealed that Goodwin is now paralyzed while opening up about the accident on the Out to Lunch podcast with Jay Rayner. “He fell 30 feet and lost a kidney, broke both shoulder blades, shattered both legs,” Abbington, 48, said.

What act went wrong on bgt?

An escapologist who appeared on Britain’s Got Talent has been left paralysed by a stunt that went wrong during a rehearsal on America’s Got Talent: Extreme. It has been revealed that Jonathan Goodwin, from Pembrokeshire, was crushed between two suspended cars after they had caught fire.

What year was Jonathan Goodwin on BGT?

2019
She said the stunt ace, who appeared in the 2019 season of Britain’s Got Talent, now uses a wheelchair. He was supposed to escape a strait jacket while upside down 30ft in the air in between two suspended cars. Instead, Mr Goodwin became crushed between them as they caught on fire.

Why did AGT: Extreme end so abruptly?

Production on the series came to a halt two days later. “In order to focus on the wellbeing of our crew,” a spokesperson told E! News on Oct. 17, “We will be temporarily pausing production on America’s Got Talent: Extreme and will resume the last few days of filming at a later date.

Did anyone get hurt on AGT: Extreme?

‘AGT: Extreme’ contestant Jonathan Goodwin paralyzed after on-set injury. He’s a “roll model.” “America’s Got Talent: Extreme” contestant Jonathan Goodwin — who nearly died last October in a stunt gone terribly wrong — is now paralyzed and bound to a wheelchair for life.

How was Jonathan Goodwin injured?

In October, a spokesperson for America’s Got Talent told ET that during a rehearsal for America’s Got Talent: Extreme, “an accident occurred in which escape artist Jonathan Goodwin was injured while performing his act.” According to TMZ, Goodwin was suspended 70 feet in the air in a straitjacket hanging by his feet …

What did Jonathan Goodwin do on BGT?

He was supposed to escape a strait jacket while upside down 30ft in the air in between two suspended cars. Instead, Mr Goodwin became crushed between them as they caught on fire. Ms Abbington, 48, told Jay Rayner’s Out To Lunch podcast: “He fell 30ft and lost a kidney, broke both shoulder blades, shattered both legs.

Has anyone been seriously hurt on AGT?

“During a rehearsal last evening for America’s Got Talent: Extreme, an accident occurred in which escape artist Jonathan Goodwin was injured while performing his act,” a spokesperson for the show told PEOPLE in a statement, shortly before production was temporarily shut down.