Rose McGowan Had to Have Elbow Surgery After Performing Action Scenes

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Red Sonja star Rose McGowan, whose action flick credits also include Scream and Grindhouse, says performing extensive stunt sequences caused elbow and wrist damage that could only be treated with surgery. She explained:
I had wrist and elbow surgery and they took part of my elbow out. I had really bad nerve damage from doing stunts -- I do a lot of my own stunts.

I could no longer use my arm, but now I can hold a fork and drive so we’re working our way up. It’ll probably be another six months of rehab, but it’s the price you pay for being really limber and being able to do back flips! McGowan in Red Sonja.
The 36-year-old star’s injury has brought a halt to production of comic book adaptation Red Sonja, in which she plays the title character described as a “she-devil with a sword,” but she hopes she'll be able to return to the set soon.

Rose has also revealed she had no intention of becoming an actress when she was younger. She explained to FOX News: “I was standing outside of a gym waiting for my friend to come out and this woman he knew kept saying, ‘She should be in this movie blah blah blah.’ I was like, ‘Gross, I don’t want to be an actor! Ew!’ and then I found out they would pay me enough money for a down payment on an apartment.”

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