Sir Michael Palin reveals he's unable to walk without a Zimmer frame and says 'the laughs are all on me' one month after breaking three ribs and fracturing his pelvis in a bathroom fall

Sir Michael Palin has told fans he can no longer walk without a Zimmer frame one month after he broke his ribs and fractured his pelvis in a bathroom fall. The Ripping Yarns star, 83, uploaded an image where he can be seen using a walking Zimmer outside, and a disabled sign also visible.He added the caption, 'Sunday, November 8, 2026 - What Goes Around Comes Around.'It's now exactly a month since I thudded to my bathroom floor - returning from a pee at 3.30 in the morning. I still can't walk without a Zimmer. The laughs are all on me.'Zimmers were used in Monty Python when we wanted to play slow-moving elderly people.'Now I'm an elderly person for real, having to move very slowly as l have three broken ribs and a cracked pelvis. Sir Michael Palin has told fans he can no longer walk without a Zimmer frame one month after he broke his ribs and fractured his pelvis in a bathroom fall'Bones take time to heal and l'm probably doomed to play this particular Python character for a few weeks more.'I'm feeling sore, not just because l'll never be able to achieve my dream of being the oldest Olympic hurdler but that I was never able to finish my Philippines tour and had to disappoint so many who'd bought tickets.'The comedian revealed that he had learnt a valuable lesson explaining, 'I promise not to go to the bathroom ever again, and I shall try and find some other show dates next year.'For now, I have a stack of books to read and all the time in the world to catch up with Slow Horses and the absolutely compulsive This City Is Ours. And, if things get really low, the Fish Slapping Dance.He concluded, 'Thank you all for your patience. Here's to the next time.'Downton Abbey alumnus, Hugh Bonneville, poked fun at the situation as he typed, 'Don't get clamped'.Another person added, 'Even in the midst of recovery, you write with unrivalled humour, grace and warmth, Sir Palin. Wishing you the speediest repair.'Just last month, the actor was forced to cancel his book tour after slipping in the bathroom and breaking four bones. 'It's now exactly a month since I thudded to my bathroom floor - returning from a pee at 3.30 in the morning. I still can't walk without a Zimmer. The laughs are all on me', he wrote Just last month, the actor was forced to cancel his book tour after slipping in the bathroom and breaking four bones Downton Abbey alumnus, Hugh Bonneville, poked fun at the situation as he typed, 'Don't get clamped', while fans wished Michael a speedy recovery He was set to hit the stage to showcase his new book, Michael Palin – In the Philippines.But after suffering from a 'comedy fall with no audience' and breaking three ribs and fracturing his pelvis, he had to postpone his tour.The book followed Sir Michael's adventures through the Philippines, where he was also filming a travel documentary for Channel 5.He wrote on Instagram, 'My accident was quite unsensational, a slip in the family bathroom where I've walked for 58 years.'I fell heavily on my left side resulting in three fractured ribs and a minor pelvic fracture. The recovery of bone fractures takes a long time especially when you're 83.'It was a comedy fall with no audience there to see it. I shall stick to fish slapping dances from now on.'Sincere apologies to everyone who has already put a lot of work on the tour.'I'd also like to say a huge thanks to the NHS for their incredible care.'Sir Michael's website stated that those with tickets would be contacted as soon as possible about rescheduled dates.The book chronicles Palin's island hopping in the south-east Asian nation.He wrote about the Philippines archipelago in 'all its beauty, variety and many paradoxes', according to publisher Penguin.In one section, Sir Michael writes about visiting Manila, where he goes to the 'Smokey Mountain', a rubbish dump so huge it has houses built into it.There, he tries to eat 'pagpag'.This is made by a woman called Doring, who trawls round the branches of KFC late at night, strips flesh from leftover bones, washes it three times, refries it in ketchup and presents it the next morning on her stall.'I like a gastro challenge,' writes Sir Michael, 'and have eaten maggots and bull's testicles in my travelling life. But pagpag defeats me.'In another section, he wanders the idyllic sandy beaches of Cadlao Island.The book is his latest travel adventure after visiting both the North and South Poles, the Sahara, the Himalayas, Eastern Europe and even North Korea for travel documentaries.The book is available now from the Mail Bookshop.