‘It was the worst!’ Sam Smith reveals they were unable to walk after horror skiing accident that left them with ‘permanent damage’ and anxiety

Sam Smith has revealed that they were left unable to walk after a horror skiing accident earlier this year.

The singer, 32, tore their ACL and had to be rescued off a ski slope – which has left them ‘focusing on mental stuff for the last seven months’.

Sam explained how the damage is permanent and left them very anxious which they used as an excuse to ‘get their s**t together’.

They have not spoken about the incident before now but in January Sam was seen walking around NYC with a cane and boot on their foot.

Speaking about the horror accident for the first time on the Sidetracked podcast, Sam said: ‘I’ve been really focusing on my mental stuff for the last seven months because I actually broke my ACL.

‘I completely ripped my ACL. I was skiing. I was an idiot and went on a black slope on the second day.

‘I got taken down in a blood bag. It was the worst. It’s a permanent thing.’

Explaining more about the ACL tear, they added: ‘It’s in between your bones and helps you jump and spring around.

‘It completely ripped and I decided to go down the non-surgical route but I couldn’t walk for a month on this leg and it was awful.

‘It was the first time I’d ever not been able to move and I was holding onto a bit of weight. I was very anxious. I used it as an excuse to get my s**t together.’

In January Sam was pictured walking around NYC using a cane and wearing an extended knee brace on their right leg.

Dailymail.com reached out to Smith’s reps for further comment on the reason they were using a cane at the time.

Despite the injury, Sam will return to the stage next month for a performance at the BBC Proms.

In April Sam was announced to perform at the Proms this year – and the BBC have insisted that their show will be ‘entirely appropriate for the festival’.

The star has put on a series of controversial shows in recent years and is often seen wearing risqué and sexualised outfits on stage.

Sam announced they were non-binary in 2019 and asked people use they/them pronoun when being referred to.

They will headline a BBC Prom concert this year on August 2 in an expansion of the pop programme.

It comes after Sam’s 2023 raunchy BRITs performance garnered over 100 Ofcom complaints over ‘devil worship’ and a passionate kiss.

Sam performed the song dressed as the devil, complete with horns coming out of their hat, a similar look which sparked the ire of viewers at the Grammys the week before.

Their Gloria tour last year also raised eyebrows with some fans who complained it wasn’t fit for a younger audience.

But Sam Jackson, the director of Radio 3, has insisted Sam’s show for the Proms would be appropriate saying: ‘I think what you’ll see is a performance that is entirely appropriate for the Proms and entirely appropriate for the audience in attendance.

‘The focus will be on Sam Smith and their music and there will be a focus on the unique orchestral arrangement, and the fact that this will be the only opportunity to see Sam Smith in the UK this year.