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MOVIE STUNTMAN BOBBY HOLLAND HANTON HAS THE RIGHT – AND THE WRITE – STUFF

- Naomi Toy

Throughout his career as a stuntman, Bobby Holland Hanton has suffered countless eye-watering injuries. Broken bones, dislocations, whiplash, buckled knees and something he describes as “snapping the groin off the bone”, which doesn’t even bear thinking about. But if his new sideline takes off, the worst he may be looking at is a paper cut or two.

Hanton, who has been taking the fall for the likes of Daniel Craig and Chris Hemsworth in blockbuster movies for 15 years, has ventured into the world of children’s books.

The 38-year-old decided to make the most of a recent break in his schedule to undergo major back surgery he’d been putting off and, while bed-ridden during recovery, decided to challenge himself in a non-physical way for a change.