John Watson underwent an operation after tearing his meniscus (Picture: Instagram)

BBC Breakfast’s resident sports presenter John Watson was rushed to hospital with a painful leg injury earlier this week.

The broadcaster revealed on social media that he was operated on after tearing his meniscus, the cartilage that acts as a shock absorber between the shinbone and the thighbone.

Sharing a photo of his bandaged left leg from his hospital bed on Thursday night, John tweeted: ‘Less of a dash, more a hop to the studio on Monday morning for me …’

While John is well on the road to recovery, he did disclose that he’ll be on crutches for a ‘couple of weeks’ until his leg is fully healed.

John’s followers were quick to wish him a speedy recovery, including fellow BBC Breakfast host Jon Kay, who wrote: ‘Take care, John. I’ve got a glittery sock for the other foot if you need it.’

The BBC Breakfast presenter uploaded a picture from his hospital bed before his surgery (Picture: Instagram)

Another said: ‘Hope you’re on the mend soon John.’

A third added: ‘Oh my, get well soon John, I did that, slow recovery, but one step at a time n all sorted.’

It’s safe to say that John is a little accident-prone, having smacked his head into a door earlier this month.

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Uploading a picture of his bruised eye to Instagram, he showed off his injury before revealing the magic of the make-up department.

Captioning the post, John said: ‘The joy of getting dressed at 4am and cracking your head on a door in the dark!! Not that’d you’d notice on tv – great covering job by @patricktbartley 🙌🏻🙌🏻 #patchup #tv #readytogo.’

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He’ll be on crutches for a couple of weeks.