HUGH Laurie says he may be forced to quit his starring role in the hit TV medical drama House because pretending to have a limp has given him real injuries.

Laurie now has a limp himself after playing cantankerous Dr Gregory House, who uses a cane to walk, for the past five years.



"The show might last through to series seven, eight or nine but I don’t know if I will because I’m starting to lose my knees. It’s a lot of hip work," 50-year-old Laurie said.



"There are things going badly wrong. I need to do yoga."



The actor has been nominated for Best Actor at the Emmy Awards for three years in a row, and the series is shown in 66 countries.



As Dr House, he walks with a limp in his right leg - the result of a gunshot wound.



Originally published as Dr House's limp now real for Hugh