{"id":623361,"date":"2026-04-22T10:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/623361\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:55:12","slug":"tv-personality-carrie-bickmore-updates-fans-following-gruesome-head-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/623361\/","title":{"rendered":"TV personality Carrie Bickmore updates fans following gruesome head injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aussie television host Carrie Bickmore<\/a> has shared an update on her condition, following an accidental head-knock that forced her to undergo surgery.<\/p>\n

Taking to Instagram<\/a>, the 45-year-old comedian posted a grim look into the aftermath of the mishap, featuring a photo of her heavily-bandaged head.<\/p>\n

She went on to reveal the true extent of the gruesome injury<\/a>, which shockingly included a “cut to the bone, and a cut artery”.<\/p>\n

\"CarrieCarrie Bickmore shared a post-surgery snap of her heavily-bandaged head to her Instagram story. (Instagram)<\/p>\n

“The surgeon had to repair nerve and muscle damage! Hurts so much but on the mend now,” the star stated on her Instagram story.<\/p>\n

This latest update follows news that Bickmore had \ufeff“walked into the corner of a wall”<\/a> over the Easter break, \ufeffhitting a nerve and seriously injuring herself as a result.<\/p>\n

The TV host previously shared grizzly images<\/a> with her followers on Monday, showing a deep cut on her head.<\/p>\n

“Looked like a crime scene,” Bickmore said alongside the carousel of photos, including one of her head wrapped in bandages. “Blood spurting from my head.”<\/p>\n

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\"SYDNEY,She informed fans that she is now on the mend following the gruesome accident. (Getty Images for TV WEEK Logie Awards)\"CarrieShe was forced to undergo surgery after walking into a wall. (Instagram\/@bickmorecarrie)<\/p>\n

“Got it glued back together so I could go on holiday with my family the next day. Turns out I have hit a nerve.”<\/p>\n

She said the cut was “healing terribly” and that she was still hurting, but the pain didn’t stop there.<\/p>\n

“Also randomly had a lady drop her carry on suitcase on my head. God it hurt,” she continued.<\/p>\n

“Now gotta have it fixed properly by a plastic surgeon. Scars are hot yeh?”<\/p>\n

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Bickmore went on to joke that she had a “face for radio” as a result of the accident \u2013 but was still going to be appearing on a new TV show later that evening.<\/p>\n

The comment section was flooded with comments from her celebrity pals, with Rob Mills<\/a> writing: “Rest up and heal well. That’s a lot.”<\/p>\n

Model Olivia Molly Rogers added: “Omg Carrie!!! You don’t do things in halves do you!” While Anna Heinrich wrote: “Hectic. Poor thing xx.”<\/p>\n

Bickmore currently co-hosts the Carrie and Tommy drive show<\/a> on Hit Network; her latest venture in a career spanning over two decades.<\/p>\n

This was preceded by a 13-year stint on talk show The Project, which she co-hosted from 2009 to 2022.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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