Legendary performer treated in hospital after rabbit bites his hand before show

Veteran magic man Paul Daniels was injured – not a lot – after he was bit on the finger by one of his rabbits.

The 76-year-old stage magician was nipped by his big-eared sidekick when he tried to intervene as his furry friend tried to get fruity with a fellow rabbit.

It meant a trip to the hospital and an emergency tetanus jab for the Middlesbrough-born Magic Circle member, who has been married to "the lovely Debbie McGee" for 26 years.

But the show must go on - and the pint-sized performer, whose real name is Newton Edward Daniels, carried on with his magic performance – Back Despite Popular Demand – in Crewe sporting a bandaged finger.

It's not the first time Daniels has had cause to seek attention for a hand injury.

In 2012 he lost the tip of his finger following an accident with a circular saw.

And getting on the wrong side of a rabbit is far from being Daniels' weirdest medical complaint.

The former host of Wipe Out was once treated by nurses after being hit in the face by a pizza slice thrown by children's TV puppet Sooty.