Freddie Flintoff relives car crash every night as he says 'I feel the pain, it's a curse'

Freddie Flintoff has bravely spoken out about the enduring impact of his life-altering car crash.

The cricket legend and TV presenter was involved in a horrific accident while filming Top Gear at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome back in 2022.

He was driving a three-wheel Morgan Super 3 at a staggering 130 mph when it flipped and skidded along the track. Despite wearing a helmet, Freddie suffered severe facial injuries that required surgery and multiple broken ribs.

Following the incident, production on the show was halted and the series was put on hold shortly after.

A forthcoming Disney+ documentary, titled Flintoff, will delve into Freddie's recovery journey post-accident.

The 90-minute special, set to premiere on Friday (April 25), will explore his illustrious cricket career "whilst charting his life today and return to cricket following his life-altering car crash in 2022."

In the documentary, Freddie openly discusses the lasting effects of the crash on his daily life.

"I still live it every day. I see the car every night when I go to bed. It's so vivid. Not slept the same since," he reveals, reports .

"It's a movie in my head but I've watched it as well in car footage. I've seen it, I demanded it. I wanted validation for myself, this is why I'm feeling this, this is why I'm so bad."

He continued: "The memories are so real to the point where I'm talking about it and I'm getting a bit jittery and I can feel the pain in the side of my face, I can feel the phantom pain. It's like a curse really."

Freddie also revealed that he initially thought he had died after the collision as he "couldn't see anything", despite being conscious.

"I pulled my hat up and thought, 'I'm not, this isn't heaven.' I just looked down and blood started coming. My biggest fear was I didn't have a face, I thought my face had come off. I was frightened to death," he confessed.

Elsewhere in the episode, the sportsman spoke about the "heartbreaking" effect his injuries had on his four children, especially his youngest son, Preston.

"You want to be there for the kids and you don't want to miss stuff, fortunately I've got four of them. I spent all this time with the three and a half year old and he won't come near me, he'd get frightened of my face, frightened of me. That was heartbreaking," he admitted.

"I've got PTSD and I get anxious. There's times I find myself crying for no particular reason."

Freddie appeared on The Jonathan Ross Show on Friday (April 18) to discuss the documentary before its premiere.

"Obviously there's the physical scars which I've got, but then [there's] the mental side of it as well. I didn't leave the house for probably six/eight months. The only times I was leaving the house was for medical appointments and surgeries," he told the host.

The celebrity then disclosed that his friend and former cricketer Rob Key started inviting him to cricket matches, giving him the confidence to get out of the house again.

"[I sat] in a back room, not in the crowd cause I'd wear a full face mask for months. I started getting back into it and started to find my feet a little bit again," Freddie explained.

"So for me, cricket, ever since I could remember from being a kid, has been a massive part of my life. But at that time when I probably needed it most, cricket embraced me again and I found myself back in it."

Flintoff will stream on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland from Friday, April 25