Gordon Ramsay is fortunate to be alive.
The “Hell’s Kitchen” host, 57, revealed on Saturday that he was handled at a hospital after being injured in a “actually unhealthy” bicycle accident in Connecticut.
“It actually shook me,” he says in a video shared to Instagram and X. “Actually, I am fortunate to be right here.”
Ramsay wrote within the put up’s caption that he’s “doing OK and didn’t break any bones or undergo any main accidents,” however he’s “a bit bruised up trying like a purple potato.”
Within the clip, he raises up his chef’s coat to point out a large bruise that wraps round his torso.
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The superstar chef didn’t share many particulars concerning the accident however says he was handled at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, and he thanked the “unimaginable trauma surgeons, docs (and) nurses” who taken care of him.
Ramsay, who stated he’s “in ache” after the “brutal” week, additionally turned his replace right into a PSA concerning the significance of sporting a helmet, telling his followers he would not “be right here now” if he did not. He shared pictures from earlier than and after the accident, with the latter exhibiting his banged-up helmet.
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“You have to put on a helmet,” Ramsay burdened. “I do not care how quick the journey is. I do not care the truth that these helmets price cash. However they’re essential.”
The “Kitchen Nightmares” star acquired many supportive feedback on his Instagram put up, and superstar chef Nick DiGiovanni wrote, “Wow − that is actually scary. Glad you are okay.” Different followers expressed shock on the dimension of Ramsay’s bruise. “That’s gnarly,” one remark learn. “Glad you are okay, chef.”
Ramsay’s message got here after Nina Dobrev, 35, stated final month she was injured in a biking accident. On Instagram, “The Vampire Diaries” star shared before-and-after pictures, the primary exhibiting her on an e-bike and the second exhibiting her within the hospital. “The way it began vs the way it’s going,” she captioned the put up.
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Dobrev additionally wrote in an Instagram story on the time, “I am OK however it will be a protracted highway of restoration forward.”
Contributing: KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY