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Topics: Celebrity, Gordon Ramsay, Health, Sport
Niamh Shackleton
Topics: Celebrity, Gordon Ramsay, Health, Sport
Gordon Ramsay has detailed the horrific bike injury that left him looking like a 'purple potato' earlier this year.
In June, the chef took to social media to issue a stark warning to fellow cyclists as he encouraged others to wear a helmet.
His sentiments came after he'd suffered a bad cycling accident that left him with severe bruising, which he showed off to his 18 million Instagram followers at the time.
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"Hey guys, it’s Gordon. I’d like to share a very important message with you all," Ramsay began his video posted in June.
"You know how much I love cycling and triathlons and Ironman (races) etc and this week, unfortunately, I had a really bad accident and it really shook me and honestly I’m lucky to be here.
"Those incredible trauma surgeons, doctors, nurses in the hospitals looked after me this week, they were amazing but honestly, you’ve got to wear helmets."
It's now been revealed that the impact of his accident was so severe that it split the 57-year-old's cycling helmet.
Speaking to Men's Health magazine, Ramsay said that while riding his bike he hit a 'crater-like pothole' that caused him and his bike to be 'catapulted through the air'.
Admitting his next move was 'stupid', the Hell's Kitchen star tried to put his bike chain back on and continue riding but stopped himself after discovering that his helmet had 'split completely'.
The impact of the ordeal left Ramsay with blurred vision and there was reportedly 'blood everywhere'.
"I honestly thought I was going to pass out," the father-of-six recalled.
After being rushed to hospital by ambulance, a CT scan revealed that Ramsay had fortunately suffered no broken bones but has been left having to endure daily lymphatic drainage massages and physio to reduce the significant swelling.
At one stage he was in so much pain that his assistant, Justin Mandel, had to help him dress.
"I couldn’t even put my f**king socks and pants on," he said.
"Justin, he used to dress me in the morning. I felt like a f**king 95-year-old man. Asking a 30-year-old kid to put my f**king underpants on was embarrassing."
Ramsay is now well on his way to recovery however, and is back training, swimming and even cycling.
Good for you, Gordon!