Something's seriously gone wrong says Coronation Street star from his hospital bed

The 65-year-old actor - who is best known for several stints in the ITV soap as Jim McDonald - was rushed to hospital this week after falling over twice.

Posting from a hospital bed last night, Charlie told his combined 72K X and Instagram followers that he was worried “there’s something seriously gone wrong”.

In the video, shared to his Instagram story and X account, the Northern Ireland born star said: “Alright folks, from a rather - well I don’t know what it’s doing outside to be honest with you, it was rather nice when I came in - but here I am again in special day care in Macclesfield Hospital waiting to see an osteopath and hopefully getting a transfer to Salford Royal to the spinal unit. That’s the plan but I was told the last time from the same cubicle and I ended up back at home at half 10 at night so we shall wait and see.

“But I’m fine, I just simply can’t walk properly, I’m in great pain, I can’t stand on my tip toes now. So yeah this is very comfortable but if I stand up I just fall over so there’s something seriously gone wrong so I’ll keep you posted!”

Charlie first revealed he was sent to hopsital on Wednesday in yet another video posted from his hospital bed.

In a video captioned "Ooooh s***!!!", he said: "Hi folks, went to physio this morning and she sent me straight to A+E, which I did.

"They examined me. I have an MRI scan and I'm sitting waiting for the results. They've whisked me back in for more examinations so it's not going awfully well at the moment.

"Anyway, I'll keep you updated. They put a wristband on me and all sorts of craic.

"I've fallen over twice, so something going wrong down there."

Charlie - who married his long-time love Debbie Stanley in 2023 - also told one concerned fan that he is waiting to hear from the spinal surgeon.

He wrote: "Thanks darling, awaiting the opinion of the spinal surgeon. Xxx"

Last year, Charlie admitted he doesn't ever envisage being invited back to 'Corrie' to reprise his role as Jim, who he last portrayed in 2018.

He told the Daily Mirror newspaper at the time: "It wouldn't shock me if he dies in Australia. I think it would be a terrible waste of a character, and I would stand up and have a pint and salute to him. But I wouldn't be broken-hearted because I've been back seven or eight times, for Christ's sake, since 2001 that's pretty damn good as it's 2024.

"Now I haven't been back since 2018 but the whole world has changed since then into a crazy woke sort of... it's all changed. I'm not quite sure how Jim would react to 24 genders in Weatherfield. I suspect he would probably - if the writers had the courage - I suspect he would probably say that that was nonsense."

Jim was famously married to former Rovers Return landlady Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard), but their relationship was tested by alcoholism and infidelity.

They divorced in 1997 after Liz had been unfaithful to him, and they remarried in 2000, but Jim was later imprisoned for the manslaughter of drug dealer Jez Quigley (Lee Boardman), who had previously beaten his son Steve (Simon Gregson) up over a job.

Liz divorced Jim for a second time during his prison sentence, and in 2011 he tried to win her back by robbing a bank.

But he was put behind bars again.

In 2018, Jim returned to the series with a young woman called Hannah Gilmore (Hannah Ellis Ryan), who he falsely claimed was his and Liz's long-lost daughter Katie.

However, Hannah was actually Jim's girlfriend, and the pair were later arrested for a money-making scam when the truth emerged.