Coronation Street's Luke Delaney rushed to hospital with devastating injury

23 August 2023 , 19:16

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Coronation Street's Luke Delaney rushed to hospital with devastating injury

Coronation Street star Luke Delaney has shared a devastating update after being rushed to hospital in Manchester, much to the concern of his online fanbase.

The 29-year-old bodybuilder, who was cast as Dave Fairchild in the ITV soap last year, took to Instagram on Wednesday to reveal he has suffered a knee injury that's likely to have a major impact on his training. In a photo shared to his Stories feature, Luke's knee is shown locked into a brace as he sits in the waiting room of A&E.

"One injury after another this year," he captioned the snap, adding an upside down smiley face to emphasize his exasperation at the setback. He also revealed that while the exact ailment had yet to be identified, he's expecting to be diagnosed with either an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), or an MLC (medial collateral ligament) tear. Both injuries can cause swelling and pain, as well as restriction to mobility.

Coronation Street's Luke Delaney rushed to hospital and shares snap of serious injury

Luke Delaney's injury comes just a couple weeks after his return to rugby

Luke had a short yet impactful stint on Coronation Street, arriving on the cobbles as villain Dave Fairfield before leaving in 2023 after 15 episodes. The multi-talented actor first appeared on Coronation Street in 2022 and starred in 15 episodes before leaving the show this year. His character was majorly involved the storyline where Max Turner (Paddy Beaver) is groomed by a far-right extremist group before becoming radicalized to their beliefs. Luke has also previously starred in Emmerdale, as well as Netflix's Stay Close, Peaky Blinders and Hollyoaks.

He recently has launched his own personal training company, Train With Luke, and regularly shares his clients' physical transformations on his Instagram page. He also returned to playing rugby earlier this month after an 8-year-long hiatus, scoring a try (as well as a black eye) in his first game back. "It was a proud moment to pull the jersey on for @salefc yesterday and get 40 minutes against @rygbi_rgc in a pre-season friendly over in Wales," he told his 82k followers.

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Despite having only appeared in Corrie for a few weeks, Luke has had nothing but good things to say about his time on the beloved soap. "I've said it before but the support I've received both inside and outside of the show really has been overwhelming so thank you," he said after his departure.

Emma Dooney