Guy Fieri recently suffered a serious leg injury when he slipped on a set of steps while filming his new show, causing his quadriceps muscle to tear in half in the middle of the muscle. The injury was so severe that his quad essentially “exploded,” and he had to undergo emergency surgery to repair it.

How he got hurt

• Fieri was on set, missed or slipped on some steps, and one foot shot forward while the other got caught on a threshold, forcing his legs into a near-split.

• That awkward motion compressed his right leg so hard that the quadriceps muscle tore through its thick central portion, which doctors described as an extremely rare type of tear.

His current condition

• After the fall, he was rushed into surgery to reattach and repair the damaged muscle before it could retract.

• He has been told not to put any weight on the leg for about eight weeks and is currently using crutches and a wheelchair while he recovers.

Recovery outlook

• Once the non–weight-bearing period ends, he is expected to wear a cast or brace and then begin rehabilitation and physical therapy to regain strength and mobility in the leg.

• Fieri has said the injury is affecting his usual holiday cooking, so his sons and nephew are taking over more of the kitchen duties while he “quarterbacks” from his wheelchair.