JAMES Corden has been hailed a “hero” after rushing to the aid of a woman who broke her arm while Christmas shopping.

The TV host, 46, comforted the injured shopper after she had a nasty fall on Bond Street in London’s West End on Friday evening.

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He phoned for an ambulance but was told one wouldn’t be available for an hour, so hailed a black cab to take her to the nearest A&E.

A source told The Sun: “There was a group of people standing around trying to help this woman who had fallen and broken her arm badly while out shopping with her family.

“One guy kept asking what he could do to help and everyone was quite taken aback when they realised it was James Corden.

“He was the one who rang 999 but the operator told him they couldn’t get an ambulance out for at least 60 minutes.

“He said he knew where the nearest A&E was, so he flagged down a cab to take the woman to hospital so she wouldn’t have to wait around in the cold in pain.

“He was an absolute hero. He just wanted to help her – it was a really nice gesture.”

The actor, who ditched LA to move back to London with his wife Julia Carey and three children earlier this year, stayed at the scene until the wounded shopper was safely on her way to hospital in the taxi.

Another passerby lent her skills as a nurse by fashioning a makeshift sling out of a scarf to support the woman’s arm.

A source close to James described the medic’s help as “invaluable”.

The former Late Late Show host is currently promoting the final ever episode of Gavin and Stacey, which airs on BBC One at 9pm on Christmas Day.

He grew visibly emotional as he addressed the ending of the festive special while appearing on The Graham Norton Show with co-star and creator Ruth Jones, 58, earlier this week.

James described filming the last scenes as a “very special day”.

He said: “We really felt like we wanted everybody to be there at the very, very end, and it was just a lot of tears…It’s been a very, very emotional thing to do, really.”