Alton Towers Vicky finds love with BBC co-star COASTER CRASH VICTIM AND THE COUNTRYFILE STAR
ROLLERCOA ROLLERCOASTER crash victim Vicky Balch has found love with Countryfile p presenter and paralympian SteveSte Brown after they met on a TV documentary. Vicky, 22, wh who lost her leg in the Alton Towers accidentacciden in 2015, fell for Steve 36, as they trav travelled through Vietnam with four other disabled adventurers for BBC series Wi Without Limits. On Thursda Thursday night, viewers watched her growing c closer to Steve, who was paralysed fromfr the neck down in a balcony fallfal 12 years ago, as they drove 900 h hundred miles together. And, wh while their romance is still in its earl early stages, friends say the pair, picturedpict out together this week, arear extremely happy and “positive about the future”. Brave Vicky, from Grimsargh, Lancs, to took part in the documentary to testte her independence and widen h her “life experience”. Steve,Steve who has won an army of fans w with his outgoing personality on Countryfile, clearly recognised a kindred spirit. The pairp were seen joking and teasing each other and having heart-to-heartsheart-to after emotional visits to disabled Vietnamese villagers.villagers They bonded further after the their vehicle’s brakes failed and they just escaped crashing. TearfulTearfu Vicky said it brought back m memories of the horrific “Smiler Smiler” ride accident at the StaffordshireStaffor theme park, in which sh she and Leah Washington, 19, were crushed and both lost a leg – wi with 15 others injured. The p pair also discussed how they bothbo feared they’d never find a so soulmate. Vicky revealed: “One ofo the first things I said to my mummu was, ‘Who’s going to want mem now?’” And SteveS told her: “When I was first injured, I was well worried about women liking me.” A source said: “They have fallen for each other and although it is early days, they are veryv happy together.”