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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n
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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nGuy Fieri has shared that he\u2019ll be in a wheelchair for two months after he injured his leg when falling down the stairs while filming a TV show. <\/p>\n
The 57-year-old restaurateur said that he recently tore his quad muscle in half during an interview with Fox News Digital. He noted that he fell down the stairs while filming his new show, Flavor Town Food Fight<\/em>, earlier this month. <\/p>\n\u201c[I] slipped down a set of steps and one foot went forward and the other foot got caught on the threshold,\u201d he explained. \u201cSo, you know, it extended me out.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cI looked like I was probably doing the splits, but when my right leg compressed into itself the giveaway point and the doctor said he’s never seen \u2014 you know, in 20 years \u2014 he hasn’t seen a tear in the biggest, thickest part of your quad in half.\u201d <\/p>\n
He explained that because his muscles didn\u2019t \u201crecede\u201d after the fall, he was rushed into surgery. <\/p>\n
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Guy Fieri will be off his feet for eight weeks after falling down the stairs during a filming. The incident has landed him in a wheelchair. (Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\u201cYou normally tear that muscle at your tendon or the tendon tears off the bone, but this was right in the center of the whole quad muscle, and it exploded,\u201d he continued. <\/p>\n
The Food Network star acknowledged that he has a long recovery ahead, since he can\u2019t walk or be on his feet for eight weeks. <\/p>\n
\u201cCrutches and a cast and then the rehab, which to me \u2013 I want to get after it as fast as possible. He’s like, ‘You know as much as you want to, get back to being Guy, you’re going to really have to go through [it],\u2019\u201d he added, noting that while he\u2019s broken many bones as a child \u2014 including his leg, knee and ribs \u2014 he\u2019s \u201cdone doing that s***.\u201d <\/p>\n
He shared that his injury ultimately affected his filming of Flavor Town Food Fight<\/em>, since 125 people on set were \u201cready to go\u201d while he was in surgery. <\/p>\n\u201cSo, we figured out how to pivot through it and to have some creative filming techniques. But it’s been a run,\u201d Fieri said. <\/p>\n
The iconic chef also confessed that his injury will affect his upcoming cooking plans, since he can\u2019t stand. So his family, including his \u2014 Hunter, 26, and Ryder, 19 \u2014 who he shares with wife Lori Fieri, are in charge of making Thanksgiving dinner. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy son, Ryder, texted me from school and he said, ‘Well, I guess all the training you’ve given me and all the cooking I’ve been doing while I was at school, it was going to be my time to shine.’ And I said, ‘I am so happy you’re asking me about this versus me telling you, you have to do it,\u2019\u201d Fieri explained. <\/p>\n
Fieri first appeared on Food Network in 2006, when he won the second season of The Next Food Network Star<\/em>. That same year, he had his first show on the network, Guy\u2019s Big Bite<\/em>. <\/p>\nHis two biggest shows on Food Network now are Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, <\/em>which has been airing since 2007, and Guy’s Grocery Games, <\/em>which has been running since 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Read more Guy Fieri has shared that he\u2019ll be in a wheelchair for two months after he injured his leg when falling down the stairs while filming a TV show. The 57-year-old restaurateur said that he recently tore his quad muscle in half during an interview with Fox News Digital. He noted that he fell down the stairs while filming his new show, Flavor Town Food Fight, earlier this month. \u201c[I] slipped down a set of steps and one foot went forward and the other foot got caught on the threshold,\u201d he explained. \u201cSo, you know, it extended me out.\u201d \u201cI looked like I was probably doing the splits, but when my right leg compressed into itself the giveaway point and the doctor said he’s never seen \u2014 you know, in 20 years \u2014 he hasn’t seen a tear in the biggest, thickest part of your quad in half.\u201d He explained that because his muscles didn\u2019t \u201crecede\u201d after the fall, he was rushed into surgery. Guy Fieri will be off his feet for eight weeks after falling down the stairs during a filming. The incident has landed him in a wheelchai…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8970"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}