Did actress Stockard Channing really hurt her leg, or is that wheelchair she sits in on TV's West Wing just for her character, the First Lady?
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velvetmoon
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velvetmoon
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She really did hurt her leg (broke her leg or her ankle), and the writers had to write her injury into the script.
Dec 02 2001, 6:25 AM
Orangruffy
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Stockard told ET she injured her foot while exercising (hiking.) She's now wheelchair-bound, with four pins and a metal plate in her ankle. But not to worry - she won't miss a single taping of 'West Wing.' Writers are working her injury into the story line! 'The first lady fell and broke her ankle, it's really quite simple!' Stockard revealed.
http://www.westwingepguide.com/S3/Episodes/51_GQ.html