Kristin Chenoweth's head injury almost killed her career

Singer/actress Kristin Chenoweth. Photo / Getty Images

Kristin Chenoweth has come clean about the lighting rig accident that almost ended her career in 2012, revealing she played down the seriousness of her injuries.

The actress was knocked out on the set of TV drama The Good Wife when she was hit by falling scaffolding.

Chenoweth suffered "a skull fracture, rib issue, neck issue and a hip issue", but put on a brave face during interviews following the accident, assuring fans she was recovering well.

But now, two-and-a-half years after the drama, Chenoweth reveals she's still recovering and wasn't honest about her condition.

Answering a concerned fan's question about her health in a Reddit.com webchat, the star wrote, "I had a head injury, and I have a bad neck. Head injuries are interesting, because you can't really explain... why time isn't the same.

"Looking at a script is different for me now. I have photographic memory, and it's coming back, but imagine being unplugged, and then plugged back in. (I) never had anxiety before. I'm very transparent here, I think it's important for people to know. So I'm dealing with anxiety for the first time in my life. And so personally, that has made me sad. I never had that. I used to think that people who had anxiety, it was possibly made-up? I didn't have that empathy. I do now.

"It (accident) changed my view on what's important in life. I love what I do. I can't do anything else, I don't know HOW to do anything else. But really what's important are my family and my friends... and being the kind of artist I want to (be). And sometimes that doesn't mean taking the big money jobs, sometimes it means no money, but thankfully, I'm in a position to get to do that.

"It was... the scariest thing that's ever happened to me. Also, I downplayed it a lot when it happened."

- WENN