Ruru Madrid is on his road to recovery after suffering an injury while taping for upcoming GMA action-adventure series Lolong.
According to the Kapuso actor, he was polishing a stunt on set, when he lost balance and twisted his right foot.
A medical team attended to Ruru and rushed him to the nearest hospital from their lock-in taping location after.
“Medyo nag-alangan ako kasi parang gusto ko pang i-perfect ‘yung scene. Medyo nakulangan ako ‘dun sa taas ng talon ko. Sabi ko, in this take, mas tataasan ko siya,” Ruru shared in an interview with 24 Oras’ Nelson Canlas.
“So habang ginagawa ko siya, nagulat ako then sa sarili ko na ganun kataas ‘yung takeoff ko. Kaya nu’ng pagbagsak ko, unexpected na bigla kong na-twist ‘yung right foot ko.
“Hindi ko kayang tumayo dahil sa sobrang sakit,” he added.
Lolong’s taping has been put on hold as Ruru is required to have about a month’s rest due to the minor fracture on his right foot.
“As per the doctor’s advice, this hairline fracture requires a cast and 2-4 weeks rest. It’s unfortunate that we are packing up for now and resuming in about a month,” wrote Ruru in an Instagram post sharing a photo of him in a cast.
He added, “It’s unfortunate that we are packing up for now and resuming in about a month… Sad news.. but as a person who always tries to see the good in unfortunate situations, I guess I just need to remind myself that everything happens for a reason”.
Fellow celebrities, meanwhile, wished for the actor’s recovery in the comments section.
“Salamat po sa lahat ng nagbigay ng panalangin, pagmamahal at suporta sakin. Mahal ko kayo.”
