Jemima Goldsmith is rushed to hospital after horror ‘tumble’ down a mountain in South Africa during family hike

Jemima Goldsmith has had a painful start to the year after falling down a mountain in South Africa as she shared a gallery of snaps to Instagram on Sunday. 

The film producer, 50, revealed she was rushed to hospital after hiking up to the summit of the Lion’s Head in Cape Town, which is situated at 2,194ft above sea level, before ‘tumbling’ on her way back down.

Jemima was seen in a wheelchair in one picture before being wheeled by a porter in a hospital bed following the horror accident. 

Lady Annabel Goldsmith’s daughter and the ex-wife of cricketer Imran Khan had her leg fitted into an Aircast as she smiled for a picture while leaning on crutches in her hospital room. 

In other photos, Jemima was seen beaming during the hike as she rocked a pair of black shorts, a matching T-shirt and white trainers. 

She wrote: ‘Festive break (pun intended) in Cape Town.

The film producer, 50, revealed she was rushed to hospital after hiking up to the summit of the Lion’s Head in Cape Town, which is situated at 2,194ft above sea level, before ‘tumbling’ on her way back down

‘Embracing the highs and the lows of 2025 (incredible views from the summit of Lion’s Head with friends & fam and then a tumble & an interminable hobble down in the dark) Happy New Year folks’.

It comes after Jemima opened up about the torrent of rape and death threats she has received as she campaigns for the release of her ex-husband, Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan, from jail.   

The film producer, who was married to the former Pakistan cricket team captain from 1995 to 2004, said she had been ‘bullied and harassed into silence’ by the incumbent Pakistani government ‘including rape threats and countless conspiracy theories’.

But in October she chose to speak out amid ‘serious and concerning’ reports about Khan’s treatment behind bars since he was handed a three year prison sentence last year on charges his supporters claim are politically motivated. 

Goldsmith said the Pakistani authorities had stopped all visits to Khan by his family and lawyers, postponed court hearings and prevented him from calling their two sons, who live in London, since early September.

Electricity had been cut to his cell and he was no longer allowed out at any time, while the jail cook had been sent on leave, she wrote in a lengthy post on social media platform X.

‘He is now completely isolated, in solitary confinement, literally in the dark, with no contact with the outside world,’ Goldsmith wrote.

Khan, 72, was prime minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022, and has been embroiled in more than 200 legal cases since he was ousted in a parliamentary no-confidence vote he claims was orchestrated by the country’s powerful generals.

 Lady Annabel Goldsmith’s daughter and the ex-wife of cricketer Imran Khan had her leg fitted into an Aircast as she smiled for a picture while leaning on crutches in her hospital room

In other photos, Jemima was seen beaming during the hike as she rocked a pair of black shorts, a matching T-shirt and white trainers

She wrote: ‘Festive break (pun intended) in Cape Town. Embracing the highs and the lows of 2025 (incredible views from the summit of Lion’s Head with friends & fam and then a tumble & an interminable hobble down in the dark)’

It comes after Jemima spoke out about the online abuse she has received as she campaigns for the release of her ex-husband Imran Khan 

The film producer, who was married to the former Pakistan cricket team captain from 1995 to 2004, said she had been ‘bullied and harassed into silence’ by the incumbent Pakistani government

Goldsmith and Khan have two sons, Sulaiman and Kasim, who live in London.

A panel of UN experts in July criticised Pakistan for arbitrarily detaining Khan in breach of international law to apparently prevent him for running for political office.

He has been detained since August last year and barred from standing for office. He has since applied to become the next chancellor of Britain’s Oxford University.

Goldsmith said Khan’s family had also been targeted, and his sisters and nephew arrested and jailed unlawfully, while she had faced rape and death threats from her ex-husband’s political opponents.

The release of Khan, his nephew and sisters, plus the re-establishment of contact with his sons will provide ‘assurance first-hand that he is well and not being mistreated’, she added.

‘I disagree with IK on many political issues,’ she wrote. ‘But this is not about politics- it’s about my children’s father, his human rights & international law.’