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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Roisin O'Connor

Actress Katherine Parkinson reveals brutal street attack left her with broken nose

  • Rivals star Katherine Parkinson has revealed she was "knocked out cold" and had her nose broken in a random attack while walking home from a play.
  • The incident occurred in a town outside London when she intervened in an argument between a man and her colleague.
  • Parkinson shared on Elizabeth Day’s How to Fail podcast that the man was arrested and subsequently sentenced for actual bodily harm.
  • She spoke of the "shame" she felt after the attack, believing she had "brought it on” herself.
  • The experience has made her "really neurotic" about her daughters' safety, and she credits Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You for helping her process the assault.

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