Alex Kingston, star of such shows as Dr Who and ER, has revealed that she recently had a nasty fall that put her in hospital, as she bit through her bottom lip and knocked out her two front teeth. Speaking to Graham Norton on his BBC1 chat show, she mentioned that she had injured her head earlier in the day and was feeling dizzy, ‘I was jet-lagged, working with comedians and I walked into a lamppost, ‘she explained.
Displaying true English grit, the 48-year-old actress, who was born in Surrey, pulled herself together and got back to work, more concerned with her dented pride than anything else ‘It was a comedy moment,’ she admitted, ‘but I was so embarrassed because I thought I would be the butt of their jokes, so I pretended I was fine.’ However, later than night, the comedy turned to an emergency, when Alex started to feel woozy, then fell flat on her face, injuring her mouth and seriously damaging her teeth.
‘It was really awful, ‘Alex said, ‘I was doubly concussed and had to go straight to ER.’ Although she didn’t mention any subsequent dental treatment to fix her broken teeth, she seemed in good spirits and is set to appear on BBC period drama Upstairs Downstairs, as well as possibly reprising her role as River Sing in the next series of Dr Who, ‘You may see her again,’ she taunted fans of the show, adding ‘Let’s just say, Upstairs Downstairs and Doctor Who don’t film at the same time.’