Channel 4 star rushed to hospital after being 'left for dead' in horror car crash

A well-known Channel 4 star admitted "I'm so weak" as she opened up about being "left for dead" following a horror car crash. Charley Uchea, 40, best known for appearing on series eight of Big Brother in 2007, was rushed to hospital after her car was hit by a truck. Charley was "knocked out" during the incident, which occurred after she had spent the evening out. Taking to Instagram, the reality star shared an image of the damage to her car, which was completely smashed at the front. The TV star also posted a clip of herself in hospital wearing a neck brace.

The star looked to be in pain as she had red bruising across her eyebrow and cheek and confessed she was struggling to use her arms after the accident. She wrote in the caption: "Bless my nurse brushing my hair out, I can't really use my arms atm I'm so weak." Alongside an image of her smashed-up car, Charley added: "Look at the damage this truck did just by hitting me, then leaves me [for] dead on the side of the road."

She also posted a snap of herself taken before the crash, writing: "Such a nice night before I ended up in the air lol and knocked out."

Charley concluded the update by assuring her followers that she would be "home soon".

The TV personality is best known for her stint on 2007's Big Brother, which also starred memorable housemates including Chanelle Hayes and Brian Belo. The feisty star didn't hold back when it came to arguments in the famous house and made it to week eight before she was evicted.

Fellow housemate Emily Parr, who was 19 at the time, used a racial slur against Charley and was removed from the house the following day.

During an interview with OK! Magazine years later, Emily admitted she "tries not to revisit" that period of her life.

"It's a period in my life that I try not to revisit too much if I can. The media noise and intrusion was bad but what was worse and lasted for a while was the deep shame I felt about what I had said," she told the publication.

"The only way I've found I could move forward from my mistake was to educate myself and develop a much better understanding of what these racial slurs mean and why they are so awful."

She added: "As well as having a better understanding of racism and how it manifests in our society today."