Jay Leno was seen for the archetypal clip since helium was hospitalized for burn-related injuries connected Monday, November 21. He posed with infirmary unit for photos, which you can spot here (via Page Six), and showed immoderate of his injuries. The former Tonight Show host, 72, appeared to beryllium connected the mend, aft what was surely a frightening experience.
Jay smiled with the staff, and helium seemed similar he’d made a large betterment from the accident. Some redness was seen connected his face, arsenic good arsenic a fewer burns connected his hands, but helium looked similar helium was doing precise well. “After a 10-day enactment astatine the facility, Jay volition person follow-up attraction astatine the Grossman Outpatient Burn Clinic for burns to his face, thorax and hands helium received during a occurrence astatine his location garage,” Jay’s doc said successful a statement.
They continued and said that the comedian seemed similar helium was grateful for the support. “Jay would similar to fto everyone cognize however thankful helium is for the attraction helium received, and is precise appreciative of each of the good wishes,” they said. “He is looking guardant to spending Thanksgiving with his household and friends and wishes everyone a fantastic holiday.”
The photos travel a week after Jay canceled a bid of nationalist appearances owed to the burns. The comedian was rushed to a infirmary aft a occurrence broke retired connected a car, which burned his face. Jay revealed that helium was moving connected 1 of his galore classical cars erstwhile a substance leak sprayed him with gasoline, and past helium caught occurrence erstwhile a spark lit, successful an interrogation with TMZ. He said his person jumped connected him to enactment retired the flames and saved his life. He expects to beryllium hospitalized for 5 to 10 days.
The car that Jay said helium was moving connected was a 1907 White Steam Car, which has been featured connected his drama show Jay Leno’s Garage, which besides shows disconnected his emotion for classical automobiles. He debuted the implicit 100-year-old conveyance connected the amusement astir 10 years ago.
Luckily, the burns didn’t impact Jay’s eyes oregon ears, and helium seemed similar helium was connected the mend successful a connection to DailyMail. “I got immoderate superior burns from a gasoline fire. I americium ok. Just request a week oregon 2 to get backmost connected my feet,” helium said.
George Swift, who has worked for Jay for 15 years besides promised that his brag and person would retrieve rapidly successful an interrogation with Access Hollywood. “He’s a pugnacious guy. He’s going to beryllium fine. There’s thing life-threatening. He’s successful large spirits, but it’s going to instrumentality a while,” helium said, earlier describing however the mishap happened. “He called me, and helium told maine determination was a fire, and the occurrence department’s coming.”
Since the mishap CNBC, which airs his show Jay Leno’s Garage shared their best-wishes for the comedian to marque a speedy betterment successful an Instagram post. “The CNBC household wishes Jay good successful his recovery,” they wrote successful a post.
It was reported that Jay was hospitalized, aft an email was sent retired to league attendees astatine 1 of the places that the comedian was acceptable to perform, per People. “His household was not capable to supply america precise galore details, but determination was a precise superior aesculapian exigency that is preventing Jay from traveling,” the enactment said. “All we cognize is that helium is alive, truthful our prayers spell retired to him and his household tonight.”