Pictured: Struggling every step of the way ... the agony of Leslie Ash

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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Walking with the aid of a stick like a little old lady, this is Leslie Ash as her fans would barely recognise her.


The former Men Behaving Badly star is clearly still suffering major problems following the hospital superbug infection which led to a £5million payout.

Her face is puffy and she is said to be on a constant regime of painkillers.

Hobbling: Leslie Ash using a walking stick in Los Angeles

Hobbling: Leslie Ash using a walking stick in Los Angeles

Miss Ash, 48, was pictured in Los Angeles, where she was filming an ITV documentary about bungled cosmetic surgery.

She spent five hours with a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, although it was not clear if she discussed her own case.

The actress was roundly ridiculed after she reacted badly to treatment in 2002. Her overlyinflated lips - the result of £300 collagen and Botox injections - led to the nickname Trout Pout.

Haggard: She is on constant painkillers

Haggard: She is on constant painkillers

A spokesman for Miss Ash said: 'She's going around showing how easy it is to get collagen and Botox from unqualified doctors.'

It was in January this year that Miss Ash reached her £5million out-of-court settlement with Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

She contracted MSSA, a strain of MRSA, while being treated for two broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Lee Chapman, her husband of 19 years, was arrested on suspicion of assault but released without charge when she claimed the injuries were sustained during an 'energetic' sex session.

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