9News presenter Peter Overton undergoes gruelling operation after fall at home
9News Sydney presenter Peter Overton has suffered a nasty fall at home, resulting in a gruelling surgery.
The 59-year-old's wife, former TV presenter and social media personality Jessica Rowe, shared what happened in a post on Instagram.
"Never a dull moment in our house! What with Allegra finishing her HSC & the chaos that can be daily life- Petee recently had a nasty fall at home, badly injuring his wrist," she said, speaking of their 18-year-old daughter. They also share 16-year-old daughter Giselle.
Jess Rowe shared that her husband Peter Overton suffered a fall. Instagram/@jessjrowe
"He has had a four-hour operation which involved a bone graft, 3 metal plates and various screws," Rowe continued.
"He's now under strict instructions to rest & recover. So it will be some time before he's back on screen with @9newssydney. He can't wait to return!"
Rowe added, "And a special shout out to our healthcare system- the emergency nurses, physios, doctors & specialist surgeons who are the most remarkable, caring & compassionate people. We are very lucky."
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The presenter had to have a gruelling surgery. Getty
Many of their famous friends reached out with well-wishes.
"Hang in there Pete ….Happy Healing!!" wrote Nine entertainment editor Richard WIlkins, "No more pirouettes for us !!Anything Anytime…Love to all"
9News Perth presenter Tracy Vo wrote, "Sending you so much love Pete xx".
The couple share daughters Allegra and Giselle. Instagram/JessJRowe
Terri Irwin penned, "Ouch! Hang in there!"
MAFS alum Domenica Calarco wrote, "Oh no poor Pete!!!! Have been missing him on my screen! Sending love and healing xxxxx"
Their daughter Allegra took a break from studying to write a comment on the post reading, "Rest up king."
It's not the first surgery he's had as of late. 9News/Instagram
It's not the first surgery he's had as of late, with the anchor having to undergo surgery to remove a large polyp from his vocal cord.
Overton opened up about his surgery in a video posted on the 9News Instagram page.
"I took six weeks annual leave, and then my voice suddenly said, I'm on annual leave as well. I got very husky and raspy over the holidays, and went to the GP," Overton explained.
"He sent me to an ENT (ear, nose and throat) surgeon, and suddenly the holiday turned into an operation in a Sydney hospital."
Overton said "quite a large polyp" was found on one of his vocal cords.
Polyps are growths of tissue on the organs of the body that can be either malignant or benign.
"They stick a camera up your nose and then down into your vocal cord, and then on a big screen, you see your vocal cords," Overton continued.
"And I saw this. It was like a big blister, a lump just hanging off the cord."
He admitted it "scared the living daylights out of me".
"So I was operated on three days later... and they lasered it off. Then I was in hospital for a day, and then home, and then no talking for over a week," he said, adding that being "mute" was a struggle.
Overton then worked with a speech pathologist to get his voice back to full strength ahead of his return to the news desk for the year.
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