Chris Tarrant's estranged wife Ingrid had a lucky escape from injury on Tuesday when she walked away from the wreck of a giant truck. The action-loving 52-year-old was miraculously unharmed after a stunt went horribly wrong during filming for Sky One's reality show The Race.
Ingrid was attempting to jump her £150,000 'Bigfoot' truck over a series of cars at the Silverstone track in Northants when the 4x4 vehicle flipped over and landed on its roof. Paramedics immediately rushed to the scene where they found the pretty blonde unharmed although shaken. "Ingrid was conscious when they reached her - and lucid," said the show's spokesperson. "The first thing she said was, 'I'm sorry'."
But the incident clearly hasn't dented Ingrid's enthusiasm for high-octane adventure as she said she would do it all again. "It happened so quickly I didn't know I was upside down," she revealed. "I was airborne. It was the most sensational feeling. I didn't know what happened until I saw the footage."
The week-long show, presented by Denise Van Outen, pits male celebrities against female stars in a series of driving challenges. And Ingrid was competing in a one-on-one with pop star Gary Neuman when things went wrong.
Her husband of 15 years will no doubt have been relieved she came out unscathed. Speaking to the Mirror at the Pride of Britain Awards, the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire presenter continued to emphasise his regret over the pain caused by his affair with a school teacher. "I'm sad, Ingrid's sad, and everyone knows why," he said. "But we are working it out. I'm really looking forward to 2007 - it's a chance to start again."
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