COMEDIAN and actor Russell Model has all the time shared a detailed bond together with his mom Barbara.

However who’s she and when was she the sufferer of a hit-and-run accident? Right here’s all the things it’s good to know.

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Who’s Russell Model’s mom Barbara?

Barbara is the mom of actor and comic Russell Model, and grandmother to his kids, whom he shares together with his spouse, Laura Gallacher.

Barbara married Russell’s dad, Ronald Model, in 1969 however the couple later divorced. 

Model is her solely little one, and as talked about above, the pair have all the time shared a detailed relationship.

In April 2025, Model was charged with rape and sexual assault over a seven-year interval.

Detectives started investigating after receiving quite a lot of allegations in September 2023.

When was Barbara the sufferer of a hit-and-run accident?

On April 26, 2018, The Solar revealed that Barbara had been concerned in a severe automotive accident whereas on her solution to babysit on the star’s house.

The then 71-year-old was at the back of a chauffeur-driven Audi A8 when it crashed with a Vauxhall Astra.

Its driver fled after moving into one other automotive.

A witness, who gave first support, stated: “The Astra got here not far away and misplaced management. It went straight into the Audi.

“The chauffeur received out and fell. Russell’s mum was trapped. She had a seatbelt throughout her chest. She was in ache and other people received her out.

“She was in a nasty approach, mendacity on a stretcher. She had blood coming from her nostril and on the again of her head. We had been speaking to her, attempting to maintain her with it.”

In April 2018, Model launched a video stating that he could be cancelling the remaining dates of his Rebirth tour following Barbara’s accident.

In a video posted to social media, Model stated: “My mum’s been in a extremely severe street accident and has sustained what are being referred to as “polytraumatic accidents”, meaning quite a few, life-threatening accidents.

“I am unable to think about performing in the intervening time,” he continued. 

“I really feel too unhappy and too related to this. I apologise however clearly, it is circumstances past my management.”

Talking on Free Ladies in Might of that 12 months, the Get Him To The Greek star opened up concerning the extent of his mum’s accidents.

When requested about her restoration he stated: “She’s completed wonderful. She had this horrible automotive crash.

“The geezer within the different motor legged it.

“She had a damaged again, damaged neck, eight ribs, she’s made an unimaginable restoration.”

What has Russell stated about Barbara’s most cancers battle?

In October 2017, Model revealed that Barbara was battling most cancers for the sixth time.

The comic and actor shared the information about his mom’s analysis throughout an interview with US journalist Megyn Kelly.

On the time he did not share any particulars concerning the particular kind of most cancers.

Barbara has beforehand survived uterine most cancers when Model was simply eight-years-old and has additionally had breast most cancers.