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Privacy NoticeRav Wilding is a regular face on British TV shows after switching to broadcasting after serving with the Metropolitan Police. Having found fame on Crimewatch in 2004, he has gone on to host shows such as Missing Live, Helicopter Heroes and Crime Scene Rescue. Rav – who has undergone an impressive body transformation – currently graces screens as a presenter on BBC’s Morning Live. But, he wasn’t always meant to be a TV presenter. Following secondary school, Rav joined the British Army at the age of 17. Unfortunately, a serious leg injury cut short his military career after four years of service. And Rav’s leg injury isn’t the only health battle he’s struggled with during his career.
TV presenter Rav Wilding has dealt with a number of health issues
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In 2013, he was scheduled to take part in the third series of ITV’s celebrity diving show Splash!, but was left unable to compete after suffering an horrific injury in rehearsals. Rav was attempting a somersault dive when his leg hit the water in an outstretched position, snapping his hamstring. Discussing the injury he told MailOnline: “When I had surgery, they had to cut the full length of my leg down to the knee to locate and reattach the tendon. I’m still is pain every day. “It has turned my world upside down. I have been in a few things here and there, but the active physical work is no longer possible.”
Rav was left with one leg shorter than the other after suffering an injury while preparing to appear on Splash! in 2013
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The surgery left Rav with one leg shorter than the other and can no longer run or play rugby. Rav has not just suffered with physical illness as he has also been diagnosed with three neurological disorders. In 2019, he opened up on his experience of having both dyslexia and dyspraxia. He told Press Association: “I’ve got this thing called dyspraxia, so I have a hand-eye co-ordination disorder. I’m dyslexic as well, but dyspraxia is kind of like dyslexia with your hands.
Rav’s career in TV came after a leg injury stopped him from serving in the army
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“I find it very difficult to do anything intricate; my brain just does not work that way. And the only way I can do anything is if I can see it, visualise it, literally see it with my eyes, what I am supposed to do.” Discussing his participation in Celebrity Craft Masters, he said: “When the challenges were given to me, and I was told, ‘You’re going to do this’, because I couldn’t see what it was going to be like at the end, I couldn’t see what I was supposed to making, I did find that really hard. “It’s just the way my brain works. It was kind of tricky.”
Rav has opened up on his experiences with having dyslexia, dyspraxia and autism
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In 2022, Rav revealed on Morning Live that he had been diagnosed with autism. He told co-host Gethin Jones: “All my life, I’ve always known I’m a little unique in many ways. “I think it’s fair to say I’ve got obsessions in things such as tall buildings and populations and things that other people might not find particularly interesting, but I also struggle in a lot of situations as well, especially social situations. “Over the last few years I’ve been looking into the possibility of autism and whether that fits me.”Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnHealth
