Kathie Lee Gifford hospitalized with broken pelvis after hip replacement

Kathie Lee Gifford has been hospitalized aft falling and fracturing her pelvis successful 2 places.

The “Live With Regis and Kathie Lee” alum told People connected Tuesday that she tripped and fell aft her caller hip-replacement surgery and that she was hospitalized for much than a week for beingness therapy.

Gifford, 70, was injured while hurrying to nan doorway and “it didn’t return much, because I was anemic successful that spot.”

“The adjacent point you know, I americium backmost successful nan infirmary pinch a fractured pelvis, nan beforehand and nan back. That’s much achy than thing I went done pinch nan hip. The pelvis is unbelievably painful,” she told nan outlet.

The TV characteristic and writer said that she weakened her assemblage nan time earlier nan autumn by moving much than 300 books by herself astatine a signing successful Nashville.

“You deliberation you cognize your assemblage and nan adjacent point you know, your assemblage changes erstwhile you get older,” she said. “And arsenic overmuch arsenic I don’t wanna deliberation astir it, I am.”

She added: “The Lord is telling maine it’s clip to slow down. I’ve been moving my full life. The Lord is telling me, ‘You’ve planted a gazillion roses. Try smelling them.’”

The former “Today” show co-host, who near nan greeting show successful 2019, returned to Studio 1A earlier this period to beforehand “Herod and Mary,” nan first book she co-authored successful nan biblical “Ancient Evil, Living Hope” series.

“I’ve spent nan past 15 years of my life fascinated and wholly enthralled by this communicative and I’m truthful honored to bring it to you on pinch my friend and co-author, nan superb Dr. Bryan Litfin,” nan Daytime Emmy Award victor wrote connected Instagram past month.

Representatives for Gifford did not instantly respond Wednesday to The Times’ requests for comment.