Sam Smith Details Awful Skiing Accident: Couldnt Walk for a Month [Video]

Sam Smith is opening up about the perils of winter sports!

In an episode of the Sidetracked with Annie and Nick podcast, released on July 18, Smith — who uses they/them pronouns — revealed that they couldn’t walk for a month after tearing their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during a skiing accident earlier this year.

Back in January, Smith was pictured with a brace on their leg and holding a walking stick as they walked in Soho in New York City.

“I completely ripped my ACL. I was skiing. I was an idiot and went on a black slope on the second day,” the 32-year-old said. “I got taken down in a blood bag. It was the worst. It’s a permanent thing.”

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