Joe Swash’s car ‘hit by lorry’ in motorway crash

Joe Swash has been left shaken following a harrowing encounter on the roads, when his vehicle was struck by a massive lorry. The ex-EastEnders actor, aged 42, shared the aftermath on Instagram stories on Saturday, displaying the damage to his car in the wake of the crash. Footage from Swash's Instagram stories shows him inspecting his stationary car on the motorway, with visible damage, post-collision with the Scania lorry.

Swinging the camera round, Joe captured both the imposing lorry and the extensive damage to his car's passenger side. Alongside the video, he penned: "I got hit by a lorry! ! ! Done the side of my car.

F**k." Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp[2] , click the link to join Swash later updated his followers, confirming his well-being while cheekily commenting, "Don't worry I'm ok.

You should see the lorry lol." Rehearsing for his latest pantomime role, Joe recently had support from his family when wife Stacey Solomon brought their children to watch him perform as he kicked off his stint in the show. The actor is currently lighting up the stage at the Grove theatre, Bedfordshire, where he plays Buttons in a unique rendition of 'Beauty and the Beast', reports the Mirror[3].

Discussing his part in the pantomime, Joe remarked: "I've never quite made it to Prince Charming level yet. I'm playing a character called Flip Flop. At Christmas[4], that's the best character.

My kids, they're going to come down and they're going to watch it. I'm going to make sure they all laugh." "The whole family will definitely be coming.

We're going to try and find it hard keeping them away from the theatre. My mum, all of mine and Stacey's lot, they were more excited about it than me." Stacey Solomon, 35, shared her excitement on Instagram as she prepared to take their children to see Joe Swash make his stage debut.

After a day spent decorating Pickle Cottage for Christmas, the mum-of-five was rushing to get to the Grove Theatre on time.

She gushed that the kids were thrilled to see Joe perform as Buttons and that the family were 'so proud' of him. .

However, this joyous occasion was marred when Joe was involved in a car crash just hours after his performance.

References

1. ^ Storm Darragh live as Birmingham faces major travel disruption amid Met Office warnings (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
2. ^ BirminghamLive WhatsApp (chat.whatsapp.com)
3. ^ the Mirror (www.mirror.co.uk)
4. ^ Christmas (www.birminghammail.co.uk)