John Torode previously opened up about being involved in a horrific accident that left him severely injured, with wife Lisa Faulkner revealing he had a “lucky escape”.
The TV chef John and wife Lisa have been happily married since 2019. The pair are back on screens on Saturday (November 29) for ITV’s John and Lisa’s Christmas Kitchen.
However, a few years back, disaster struck when John was urgently rushed to the hospital after a terrifying horse accident.
Lisa on husband John Torode’s ‘awful’ accident
On Boxing Day 2016, John was left bruised and battered after being thrown off twice from the saddle on a horse. He was rushed to hospital and spent the festive period there recovering.
At the time, both John and Lisa shared brief details about the accident, with Lisa posting a photo of John lying on a hospital bed at St Mary’s in Paddington, central London.
However, it wasn’t until years later – in 2024 – when John spoke about the accident for the first time publicly.
“I felt like I had nine lives after I fell off,” he told The Mirror. Lisa then described the horrific moment and said: “He got thrown off twice. It was pretty awful.”
John ‘took a tumble’ while riding
Following John’s accident in 2016, Lisa revealed at the time that her husband had a “lucky escape” and posted a snap of him in his hospital bed.
She wrote: “Thank you so very much to the lovely docs and nurses yesterday #stmaryshospitalpaddington for looking after my @johntorodecooks who is very bruised but doing well! #luckyescape #blessed.”
John then took to X, formerly Twitter, to reassure his worried fans. He wrote: “I really am okay everyone! Thank you, just took a tumble whilst out riding. And posted the photo to thank the Docs, nurses and all at St Mary’s.
“Thank you all for your kind wishes. I really am ok but a massive thank you to St. Mary’s & the NHS for everything.”
John and Lisa’s Christmas Kitchen airs on Saturday (November 29) at 11:40am on ITV.
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