has revealed she was urgently rushed to hospital with frostbite after being forced to quit a very extreme adventure challenge.
The presenter, 57, was participating in the Inuvik Weekend Warrior Fat Bike Challenge in a bid to raise money for The ’s Award, where she attempted to cycle 300 miles in three days in the Arctic Circle.
But on Friday night the star took to her Instagram and told fans her and athlete Mimi Anderson, 61, were forced to quit the challenge to seek medical care.
'ICE BIKE UPDATE,' she began her caption.
'We did around 140k in temperatures as low as -40 degrees. When we got to this point both of us knew we were very dangerously cold.
'The combination of the temperature and wind meant despite having prepared as much as we could have it was a huge risk to go on.
Louise Minchin has revealed she was urgently rushed to hospital with frostbite after being forced to quit a very extreme adventure challenge
The British journalist and presenter was participating in the Inuvik Weekend Warrior Fat Bike Challenge in a bid to raise money for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, where she attempted to cycle 300 miles in three days in the Arctic Circle (seen in 2023)
'Turns out we were right to stop. We both have frost bite and are being looked after incredibly well looked after. At the moment we remain in good spirits.
'Louise and Mimi x,' Louise signed off finishing.
Fans and other stars rushed to support Louise in the comments section, with fellow celebrities flooding with caring messages.
Greg Rutherford wrote: 'Bloody hell Lou! Be safe ❤️❤️❤️,' while Helen Skelton congratulated her: 'What an achievement so far!'
Gaby Roslin penned: 'Oh my word. Please take good care of yourself. ❤,' and Sally Nugen echoed: 'Take care love xx'.
Louise is no stranger to gruelling physical challenges and was last year featured on Gladiators' Celebrity Special.
Taking on the iconic Collision challenge, Louise was tasked with carrying balls across a bridge, while four Gladiators swung across in an attempt to stop her.
While Louise successfully managed to earn eight points, she did take a hit to the face, leaving her with a slightly bloody nose.
Fans and other stars rushed to support Louise in the comments section, with fellow celebrities flooding with caring messages
Speaking to host Bradley Walsh after the challenge, she asked: 'Am I bleeding?' and he responded: 'You got a little graze. It was for your suffering.'
It seemed that Louise was slow to recover from the hit, as while leaving the arena, she took another tumble.
Louise previously shared insight into filming and revealed she'd been left injured after getting kicked in the face: 'I don't know who cut my nose but there was blood'.
'When they're fighting you, you can't feel the pain. But being tackled by them is like hitting a brick wall. I just had these extra-ordinarily powerful legs kicking out at me. Honestly, they're units!'.
