Gold Logie winner Samuel Johnson on the mend after injury, his sister Hilde says

The sister of Gold Logie winner Samuel Johnson has provided an update on her brother’s injury after he was hit by a car.

Actor Samuel Johnson will be out of hospital in a couple of weeks as he continues to recover from being hit by a car last weekend.

Johnson’s sister Hilde thanked everyone for the flood of support, as she gave an update on the Love Your Sister charity Facebook page.

Ms Hinton said she made an emotional visit to the Gold Logie winning actor today.

“I got to see Sam today!

“All the phone calls in the world aren’t the same as being able to touch his actual face. I couldn’t help it, I cried.

Samuel Johnson, pictured with his late sister Connie Johnson.

“He said he wanted to thank the doctors, the nurses and the ward staff for all the wonderful care he’s receiving (me too, x 1,000). And, to all the carers out there, he’s said thank you before – but he wanted to say it again (as do I). Flanks.”

Johnson was in an accident on Saturday night while on his way to visit family, and in revealing the news, Hilde said he was awake and talking to family.

She added he was keen to get back to work as soon as possible.

“He misses being at work and, because it’s the first thing he asks about, I’ve been giving him daily updates from LYS HQ,” she posted on Friday.

Samuel Johnson is continuing to recover in hospital after his injury.

“They’re busy taking care of everything until he can return, which makes him happy. He said ‘I miss Love Your Sister’, and he reckons he’s going to be an even better Cancer Vanquisher ‘because f— cancer’.

“They reckon he’ll be out of hospital in a couple of weeks, so I’ll hand him back our Facebook page (for now – *wink*) and let him do the next update.

“PS I’m proud to be part of this Village. Your messages of support are hugs to me – thanks for taking the time.”

Almost 11,000 comments have been left for Johnson on the post.

Music guru Molly Meldrum, who was played by Johnson in his 2016 mini series of his life, sent a special message to the man who won a Gold and Silver Logie for the role.

“I thought that Sam having to play me on TV was already enough bad luck, so I’m terribly sorry to hear Sam’s had an accident,’’ Meldrum said.

“I hope he recovers very soon, but as anyone who saw the miniseries knows, if you can run after a train in your undies then you’re pretty tough. Love you, Molly.”

Ms Hinton wrote on Monday night:

“I wish I didn’t have to tell you this.

“Our Ambos got him picked up and tucked away safely in hospital in record time.

“The fantastical medical staff are in overdrive taking care of his sore head.

“He’s awake and not too happy that he doesn’t have his pants – nobody loves a hospital gown.

“Hearing his voice is lovely, but can’t wait for hugs when it’s safe.”

Johnson created the Love Your Sister charity after his late sibling Connie Johnson dared him to unicycle around Australia to raise money for cancer research.

The actor — who was crowned Victoria’s 2018 Australian of the Year for his efforts — went on to raise more than $13 million through the charity.