Bradley Walsh: How breaking my back made me confront my own mortality 23/12/2020, 12:04 am Bradley Walsh (right) broke his back while filming in the US with his son, Barney (Ian West/PA) Bradley Walsh has said breaking part of his spine while filming his TV series in the US forced him to confront his own mortality. The 60-year-old comedian and presenter broke three bones in his back after being thrown from a bull at a rodeo in Ohio. He suffered the injury while filming for the programme Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad with his 23-year-old son, Barney. Walsh said the incident made him realise that life is “precious”.