Former local actress Carole Lin, 52, has sustained a severe leg injury that needed surgery and faces a long recovery period.
Lin posted a video on Instagram on March 9, 2025, showing herself using a walking frame with her left foot heavily bandaged. She stated she is currently homebound after surgery and hospitalization.
The accident happened while Lin was looking for a lunch spot along a row of shophouses. She missed a step and fell while checking out a restaurant across the road.
“One foot went crashing down with unprepared awareness and went ‘crack’,” Lin wrote on her Instagram post.
The fall caused serious injuries to both legs. Lin found herself on the ground with a sprained right ankle, while her left leg was more severely damaged.
“A foot hanging lifeless, oozing blood, snapped fibula poking through my calf and tibia shattered,” she described. The fibula and tibia are the two bones in the lower leg.
Lin experienced immediate shock and extreme pain from the accident.
Recovery Process for Former Best Actress Winner
Lin did not mention the specific location or date of the incident. She called the experience “traumatic and graphic” but kept a positive attitude despite her situation.
“I’m still counting my blessings and I’m humbled by the universe’s way of telling me there’s more out there to learn and appreciate,” she wrote.
She also warned her followers: “Most importantly: Please look where you are going.”
In her post, Lin thanked everyone who helped her during the incident, including strangers, friends, family, and public services. She said her next post would be dedicated to acknowledging those who helped “save” her leg.
Lin was a finalist in Mediacorp’s talent competition Star Search in 1995. She gained fame for her roles in Channel 8 TV series such as the 1940s post-war drama “Tofu Street” (1996) and World War II drama “The Price Of Peace” (1997). Her performance in “The Price Of Peace” won her the Best Actress award at Mediacorp’s annual Star Awards.
The actress has not been active in the entertainment industry since appearing in the historical drama “The Journey: A Voyage” (2013 to 2014).
Lin married United States-born Korean chiropractor David Lim in 2014, and they have a nine-year-old daughter.
Lin stated that her recovery will be “a long healing process” but she plans to take it “step by step, blessing by blessing.”
