Comedy legend Ruth Madoc has been rushed to hospital after an accident.
Taking to Instagram the much-loved star, 79, shared an update on her health.
The statement on her Instagram page read: "Following an accident earlier this week, and after medical assessment, regretfully Ruth Madoc is no longer able to appear in this year's pantomime of Aladdin at the Princess Theatre in Torquay.
"Everyone at the theatre wishes Ruth a speedy recovery. Further announcements regarding casting will take place in due course."
Alongside the statement, Ruth added: "Hiya everyone please don’t worry ! I’m well and I’ll soon be back to normal, but unfortunately @princesstheatretorquay won’t get to have The Empress Gladys in the Panto this Christmas."
Following her statement, fans rushed to send the comedian their well wishes.
"Oh noooo I'm so sorry to hear this. Hope you're doing okay and have a speedy recovery," one commented.
"Hope you have a fast recovery," another echoed.
"Oh no Ruth so sorry to hear about this. Sending you all the love in the world," someone else commented.
"Get well soon and take care! Xx," another chimed in.
It comes three years after Ruth broke her femur in four places and her hip and spent two weeks in hospital
Speaking of the accident in 2019, Ruth said. “I was doing a warm up on stage and just tripped and I went down.
"To cut a long story short, I spent two weeks in hospital in Dublin and then another week at home. The medics are thrilled to bits and have given me their blessing to come back eight months later.”
She said at the time that people over the age of 70 really have to fight to get better and that she wanted to raise awareness of hard it is.
Ruth admitted: “I want people to understand that unfortunately you’ve got to go through pain barriers to get back on your feet again. You’ve got to have the tenacity to do what the medics tell you to do. It might be painful and you might not see a light at the end of the tunnel but do it!”
Ruth is best known for her role as Gladys Pugh in the 1980s BBC television comedy Hi-de-Hi!, for which she received a BAFTA TV award nomination for Best Light Entertainment Performance.
She later appeared as Daffyd Thomas's mother in the second series of Little Britain.
Ruth is also a regular on the pantomime scene having had a glittering career on stage with credits including Annie, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.
