Sophia Loren has ‘urgent surgery’ after sustaining ‘serious fractures’ in fall

The actress suffered ‘serious fractures’ (Myung Jung Kim/PA)

Oscar-winning actress Sophia Loren has had emergency surgery following a fall in her Swiss home, her agent has confirmed.

The 89-year-old fell in her bathroom and sustained several “serious fractures” to different parts of her hip, including her femur, which needed “urgent surgery”, her agent Andrea Giusti told the PA news agency.