Molly Meldrum appears in good spirits as he makes rare public appearance while paying tribute to Tina Arena on This Is Your Life – after horrific accident left him fighting for his life
Molly Meldrum made a rare public appearance during Monday’s episode of This Is Your Life.
The music legend, 79, appeared in good spirits despite having some difficulty speaking in a pre-recorded video tribute to the night’s honouree, Tina Arena.
‘Hi Tina! It’s your friend, boring old Molly,’ the former Countdown host said in the brief clip.
Molly Meldrum (pictured) made a rare public appearance during Monday’s episode of This Is Your Life. The music legend, 79, appeared in good spirits despite having some difficulty speaking in a pre-recorded video tribute to the night’s honouree, Tina Arena
‘Oh my god, I won’t leave you alone, Tina. You and I have been friends for a long, long, long time,’ he continued.
Molly then joked about the parties the pair attended, quipping, ‘I won’t say a word, everyone behaved… Bulls**t!’
‘Do yourself a favour and have a great night’ he concluded.
Tina, 55, was touched by the tribute, saying after the video played: ‘There’s a soul, there’s a spirit’. Tina Arena is pictured
Molly joked about the parties the pair attended, quipping, ‘I won’t say a word, everyone behaved… Bulls**t!’
Tina, 55, was touched by the tribute, saying after the video played: ‘There’s a soul, there’s a spirit.
‘There’s someone who really did give an enormous amount to the arts in this country. He was always unbelievably supportive, an extraordinary man.’
Molly is rarely seen in public since his horrific fall at home in December 2011.
Molly is rarely seen in public since his horrific fall at home in December 2011. Molly is pictured earlier this year attending Shane Warne’s memorial
The beloved TV icon suffered a fractured skull, swelling to the brain, broken shoulder and ribs, and cracked vertebrae in the accident.
He spent five weeks in a coma in intensive care fighting for his life, but somehow managed to pull through and recover.
The former Countdown host later admitted the accident had forced him to acknowledge that he isn’t ‘bulletproof’.
The former Countdown host later admitted the accident had forced him to acknowledge that he isn’t ‘bulletproof’
‘You realise that life is short,’ he told New Idea magazine in July last year.
‘I was very lucky that I had many wonderful people caring for me at the time of the accident and afterwards, which was a real godsend.
‘I also learnt a lot from the patients in the hospital. Hearing their stories, the hardships they’ve had to go through… it was humbling.’
‘You realise that life is short,’ he told New Idea magazine in July last year
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