Gordon Ramsay has ‘really bad’ bike accident and shows severe bruises

Gordon Ramsay is lucky to still be alive.

The 57-year-old “Hell’s Kitchen” host announced on Saturday that he was being treated at a hospital after being injured in a “really bad” bicycle accident in Connecticut.

“It really shook me,” he says in a video he shared on Instagram and X. “Honestly, I’m lucky to be here.”

Ramsay wrote in the caption of the post that he was “fine and didn’t break any bones or sustain any major injuries” but that he was “a bit bruised and looked like a purple potato.”

In the clip, he lifts up his chef’s jacket to reveal a huge bruise surrounding his torso.

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USA TODAY has reached out to Ramsay’s representative for an updated statement.

The celebrity chef did not reveal many details about the accident, but said he was treated at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London and thanked the “incredible trauma surgeons, doctors (and) nurses” who cared for him.

Ramsay, who said he was “in pain” after the “brutal” week, also turned his update into a PSA about the importance of wearing a helmet, telling his followers he “wouldn’t be here” if he didn’t have one. He shared photos from before and after the accident, the latter showing his dented helmet.

“You have to wear a helmet,” Ramsay stressed. “I don’t care how short the ride is. I don’t care that these helmets cost money. But they are essential.”

The “Kitchen Nightmares” star received many supportive comments on his Instagram post, with celebrity chef Nick DiGiovanni writing, “Wow – that’s really scary. Glad you’re OK.” Other followers were shocked at the size of Ramsay’s bruise. “That’s gross,” read one comment. “Glad you’re OK, Chef.”

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