What accident did Buddy Valastro have? Learn why the star of ‘Cake Boss’ was taken to the hospital.
Buddy Valastro is an American baker with Italian heritage and a reality television star. He is the owner of Carlo’s Bakery, as well as the face of Buddy V’s Ristorante.
Valastro rose to fame as the star of the reality show “Cake Boss,” which aired in April 2009. He also appeared in ‘Kitchen Boss’ (2011), ‘Next Great Baker’ (2010), ‘Buddy’s Bakery Rescue (2013), ‘Bake You Rich’ (2013), and ‘Bakery Boss’ (2013).
What Accident Did Buddy Valastro Have?
Buddy Valastro’s representatives disclosed in an exclusive statement to TMZ that Buddy Valastro was involved in a horrible bowling accident. His right hand was impaled as a result of the accident.
Learn What Happened To Buddy Valastro
The baker was enjoying quality time with his family when the bowling accident occurred. With his children, he had been bowling at their home’s bowling alley.
The representative informed that the bowling pinsetter had malfunctioned. Buddy inserted his right hand into the cage’s mechanism while removing the bowling pin. Regrettably, his right hand became trapped and squeezed inside the machine. Buddy was unable to remove his hand, and an 11-and-a-half-inch metal rod repeatedly pierced his hand between his ring and middle fingers three times.
Later, the ‘Cake Boss’ was transported to a local hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery. The rod was removed, and the wound was attempted to be stabilized. Soon after the initial operation, a second one was performed in Manhattan by famous orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michelle Carlson.
I’ll be on @DrOz today discussing my hand injury and my road to recovery, tune in for all the details ? https://t.co/dswVkKsqGP
— Buddy Valastro (@CakeBossBuddy) December 14, 2020
Buddy Valastro Wife And Family Details
Buddy Valastro is a married guy, and Lisa Valastro is his wife. On October 14, 2001, the pair tied the knot. Valastro lived in East Hanover Township, New Jersey, with his wife Sofia and their four children, Bartolo ‘Buddy’ III, Marco, and Carlo, until 2014.
Buddy was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, and grew up there and in Little Ferry, New Jersey. His mother was born in Altamura, Italy, and grew up in New Jersey as the daughter of Italian-American immigrants.
Likewise, the baker’s father, Buddy Sr, was also born in the Italian town of Lipari. Grace, Mary, Maddalena, and Lisa were Valastro’s four sisters when he was growing up.
Valastro started working at Carlo’s Bakery, his family’s company, when he was 11 years old, alongside his father. Valastro was 17 years old when his father died in 1994. He assumed control of the family business.