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The Traitors winner Rachel Duffy undergoes surgery after horror blender accident
Rachel Duffy, winner of The Traitors, has revealed she required surgery after a kitchen blender accident severed a nerve and partially lacerated a tendon in her right hand. The 42-year-old shared details of the incident and her recovery on Instagram, thanking medical staff and joking about her mishap.
Rachel Duffy, the winner of the BBC series The Traitors, has revealed she underwent surgery on her right hand after cutting it on a kitchen blender blade two weeks ago. The 42-year-old shared the news on Instagram, along with graphic images of her injury, which she likened to a "Harry Potter scar."
In her post, Duffy described the accident as a trip to A&E, noting she ran out the door "in flip flops and jammie bottoms" with a blood-soaked tea towel wrapped around her hand. She said she had an X-ray to check whether the blade had chipped the bone, which it had not, and received stitches.
However, when she returned to have the stitches removed seven days later, things "didn't feel or look quite right," she said. She was referred to a specialist team, who discovered she had completely severed her dorsal nerve and partially lacerated her tendon. Surgery on Monday repaired both injuries.
Duffy said the medical team "had to widen the original laceration to get a good look inside the hand." She admitted she "nearly passed out" when she saw her injured hand, and shared a photo of her hand in a brace.
Recovery and humour
Duffy's hand will be in a bandage for the next 10 weeks, and she joked that she is "now accepting applications for temp chauffeurs" as she will need others to drive her. She also revealed she requested a nude-coloured cast from the physio because she had the NTAs coming up.
Despite the pain, Duffy maintained her characteristic humour, captioning the post: "Oopsie daisy... take the time to read the instructions on a new kitchen blender." She also said, "Thank goodness I'm a leftie," and described herself as "accident prone."
She thanked the medical staff who looked after her, calling them "absolute angels" and saying, "Hats off to medical professionals. You are phenomenal!"
Duffy's win on The Traitors came with a £47,000 prize. In a previous interview, she spoke about her mother, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at age 47 and died days after the finale aired. Duffy said that if you have a positive mindset, try to be healthy and enjoy life, that's all you can do.
How this outlet told it
Daily Express
Framing: Headline emphasizes the injury and hospital trip but omits her identity as Traitors winner and the underlying medical details (severed nerve, tendon). — Sympathetic and slightly dramatic, highlighting the severity of her injury and her humor ('Oopsie daisy') despite the pain.
Facts Included:
Rachel Duffy revealed graphic images and details of her injury
Accident occurred two weeks ago from blender blade
Experienced 'severe pain', 'numbness in the thumb', and 'limited movement'
Initially got X-ray and stitches; blade did not chip the bone
Returned to hospital when things 'didn't feel or look quite right' while getting stitches out
Referred to specialist team; image of hand in a brace
Completely severed dorsal nerve and partially lacerated tendon; surgery on Monday repaired both
'They had to widen the original laceration to get a good look inside the hand.'
'Hats off to medical professionals. You are phenomenal!'
Nearly passed out seeing her hand; requested nude-coloured cast for NTAs
Hand to be in bandage for 10 weeks; needs others to drive
Caption: 'Oopsie daisy... take the time to read the instructions on a new kitchen blender.'
Thanked medical staff: 'You are absolute angels.'
'Thank goodness I'm a leftie.'
✓ Did a number on myself and completely severed my dorsal nerve and partially lacerated my tendon
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ClaimThe Traitors winner Rachel Duffy suffered a blender accident that cut her hand and required hospital treatment.
ClaimSeven days after the accident, Rachel Duffy returned to the local treatment room to get her stitches removed, but things 'didn't feel or look quite right'.