Share As I wasn t going anywhere for a while I thought it was a good opportunity to do it, and thought it would have healed in time for the Sunday show, but it didn t.
Kerri-Anne added that she didn t want to risk an infection as her face was still very red and angry following the procedure.
More agony: In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald s Private Sydney, the beloved star set the rumours straight as she revealed that her absence was actually due to a skin cancer scare I wasn t going to risk an infection by putting makeup on my face, which was still very red and angry by Sunday, she clarified further.
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She also revealed to Private Sydney that her doctors told her that she would be left with a scar after surgery. Apparently I don t have enough fat on my clavicle. I suggested they could take some off my bum to make up for it, she joked.
On the mend: According to The Sydney Morning Herald s Private Sydney, the beloved entertainer had a metal plate and 10 screws inserted on her collarbone. Pictured with the cast of Pippin with her arm in a sling earlier this week
Last month, Kerri-Anne broke her ankle and collarbone after suffering a horrific fall from a trapeze during a performance of Pippin at Sydney s Lyric Theatre.
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Indeed, the TV star and musical muse suffered a devastating break to her collarbone over the New Year period while she was performing on the set of her new on-stage musical,
At the time, Kerri-Anne s fans were understandably terrified as the 67-year-old fell 15 feet off the trapeze and plunged to the ground .
Kerri-Anne Kennerley (pictured) is reportedly on the up following her nasty fall.
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Studio 10 veteran later confirmed she had broken her collarbone and suffered a chip to her ankle following the fall.