Will AGT: Extreme contestant Jonathan Goodwin ever walk again following his near-fatal on-set accident?

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Gracie Hale | In Health , Lifestyle

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Jonathan Goodwin is a Welsh Escapologist, daredevil, television personality & Role model from the U.K.
He had a major accident back in October 2021 while rehearsing a daredevil stunt for NBC’s show AGT: Extreme
According to his fiancee’s statement, he is now paralyzed and bound to a wheelchair for life

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American’s Got Talent: Extreme contestant Jonathan Goodwin had multiple injuries while rehearsing a daredevil stunt for NBC’s show at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Georgia on October 14, 2021.

During the horrific accident, the 42-year-old reality star was crushed between two cars while caught on fire when he plunged 30 feet after he tried to escape from a straight jacket while hanging upside down.

Jonathan Goodwin has already been released from the hospital. In February, Goodwin shared a photo of himself and his fiancee Amanda Abbington revealing that he was released from the hospital in honor of his 42nd birthday.

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What is the present condition of Jonathan Goodwin?

Jonathan has been left paralyzed after he suffered a near-fatal accident while on set for AGT: Extreme. On Monday (May 2), Goodwin’s fiancee Amanda Abbington confirmed the news on an episode of the Out to Lunch with Jay Rayner podcast.

She disclosed,

“He’s paralyzed now, he’s in a wheelchair. Unless there’s a kind of stem cell surgery or that thing that Elon Musk is designing with the little chip, he’ll be like that forever.”

Jonathan Goodwin had a major accident back in October 2021 on set of AGT_ Extreme — Jonathan Goodwin had a major accident back in October 2021 onset of AGT_ Extreme (Source: IG)

Similarly, Goodwin gave an update himself on Tuesday by sharing a photo on Instagram of himself in his wheelchair, referring to himself as a “role model.” He posed alongside his dog, captioning,

“A lot has changed in the last 6 months, but love is a constant and I’m very very loved.”

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As per Abbington’s recent update, the Escape artist is unlikely to ever fully recover. She revealed,

“He fell 30 feet and lost a kidney, broke both shoulder blades, shattered both legs. Third-degree burns, broke his spine, and severed his spinal cord and nearly died. And then on the operating table, he nearly died again.”

Jonathan Goodwin is now paralyzed and bound to a wheelchair for life (Source: IG)

She later concludes the statement by saying that Goodwin has remained “positive and upbeat, and so strong” through the whole ordeal. She said,

“His courage and his strength is something that I just aspire to be like. He’s just incredible, honestly, like so happy, just like a very happy, positive human being, just liquid sunshine. He’s amazing.”

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Short bio on Jonathan Goodwin

Jonathan Goodwin is a Welsh Escapologist, daredevil, television personality & Role model from the U.K. His debut on the Channel 4 TV program Dirty Tricks.

Later on, he appeared in the TV specials The Seven Stupidest Things to Escape From, and Deathwish. See more…

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