Why Laura Woods has a scar on her face at at Euro 2024

Just weeks before the Euros, ITV presenter Laura Woods was hospitalised with a severe facial injury that she sustained while on holiday with her boyfriend. She was scheduled to host the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight on DAZN but had to withdraw due to an unusual incident that resulted in her face being cut open around her eye.

She took to social media to explain: "Just wanted to explain my absence from the telly for a little while, to be totally transparent and avoid any speculation. I had an accident last weekend at a holiday cottage. I swung a pillow and hit a large, glass lampshade hanging from the ceiling above me, which shattered and cut my face and arms, but luckily missed my eye."

She also expressed her gratitude to those who assisted her during the unexpected situation, writing: "I wanted to say a couple of thank yous, firstly to Adam, for being my hero that day, acting so quickly and not leaving my side since and to his family for taking care of me in a time when I was petrified. To my agents Alex Maguire and Matthew Odonohue at CAA who searched for the best help immediately. To Dr Yannis Alexandrides and his wonderful medical assistant Zuzanna at 111 who opened their emergency surgery and came in on their days off, they were so gentle and have already worked magic that I didn't think was possible to reduce the damage."

Woods also shared pictures to showcase the progress she's made, with the note: "I've added in the photos from then to now to show that even though it may look rough, it's such a wonderful improvement already and I'm so grateful."

"It was a hell of a shock and I've been a bit sad, but I'm feeling very lucky it wasn't worse. So a big thanks to my eyebrow too, for taking the brunt of it. I'm gutted I can't cover the fight in Riyadh tomorrow anymore, but wishing the brilliant TNT boxing team all the better. Be back soon xx."

Following her recovery, she made a comeback on TV, presenting TNT Sports' coverage of the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund earlier this month.