The Sherlock actress said the escapologist nearly died twice after last year's accident during rehearsals for America's Got Talent: Extreme .
He was supposed to escape a straight jacket while upside down 30ft in the air in between two suspended cars.
Instead, Mr Goodwin became crushed between them as they caught on fire.
Ms Abbington, 48, told Jay Rayner's Out To Lunch podcast: "He fell 30ft and lost a kidney, broke both shoulder blades, shattered both legs.
