Food Network Star Duff Goldman Hit By Drunk Driver, Suffers Serious Injuries
Food Network star Duff Goldman has revealed that he was seriously injured in a car accident on the way home from the airport. The 49-year-old was hit by a drunk driver and reportedly has a long road to recovery from the incident. Keep reading to learn what happened leading up to the accident.
From Ace Of Cakes to Baking Championships
You may know Duff Goldman from his Food Network show Ace of Cakes. After airing for 10 seasons, the show ended, but Duff has continued to appear in a number of other food programs as a guest or judge.
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He is also known for hosting Duff Till Dawn, a cake competition on the Food Network. Duff Goldman also went up against Cake Boss Buddy Valastro in the show Buddy vs Duff.
More recently, he has been hosting several baking competitions on the network. Viewers may recognize him from the Spring Baking Championship, Summer Baking Championship, Holiday Baking Championship, and Kids Baking Championship. Usually, he is joined by his co-host Valerie Bertinelli. However, she has revealed that she was let go from the show.
Now, it is unclear when Duff Goldman will be returning to work on the Food Network after he shared a devastating update on Instagram late Sunday night.
Duff Goldman Shares A Scary Update On Instagram
Shortly after midnight on Sunday, Duff Goldman posted a photo of his hand wrapped in gauze. In the caption, he shared that he was in a car accident earlier that night and badly hurt his hand, which is something he relies on to do his job as a pastry chef.
Image: Instagram/Duff Goldman
“On my way home from the airport I was thinking about what kind of cake I was going to make for my daughter’s birthday,” he wrote on Instagram. “Next thing I knew I bleeding and surrounded by airbags. A drunk driver had swerved into my lane on a windy country road.”
“After doing a systems check and finding that my only injury was to my hand, I thanked my lucky stars that I’d still be there to celebrate her third birthday even if I couldn’t make her cake,” Duff continued.
The Food Network star stated that there is going to be a long road to recovery, but assured his fans that he was doing okay. “For someone like me who makes a living with my hands you can imagine that this is no joke,” he wrote. Then he concluded his post stating that there is no excuse for driving drunk.
Fans were quick to flock to the comments to show support for Duff. “Glad you’re safe Duff and praying for a speedy recovery,” one person commented. Several others offered to help with his daughter’s cake and other baking needs while he recovers.
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