Gordon Ramsay 'lucky' to be alive after horrific bike accident

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay said he was in pain after "a brutal week" after a bruising bike accident left him lucky to be alive.

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00:00I'm lucky to be standing here I'm in pain it's been a brutal week and I'm

00:04sort of getting through it but I cannot tell you the importance of wearing a

00:12helmet. Hi guys it's Gordon and I'd like to share a very important message with

00:16you all and you know how much I love cycling and triathlons and Ironman etc

00:20and this week unfortunately I had a really bad accident and it really shook

00:25me and honestly I'm lucky to be here. Now from those incredible trauma

00:32surgeons, doctors, nurses in the hospital that looked after me this week they were

00:36amazing but honestly you've got to wear a helmet. I don't care how short the

00:42journey is I don't care you know the fact that these helmets cost money but

00:47they're crucial even with the kids a short journey they've got to wear a

00:51helmet. Now I'm lucky to be standing here I'm in pain it's been a brutal week

00:55and I'm sort of getting through it but I cannot tell you the importance of

01:03wearing a helmet. This weekend is massive it's Father's Day for new fathers old

01:08fathers middle-aged fathers I want to wish you all a very happy Father's Day

01:13but please please please please wear a helmet because if I didn't honestly I

01:20wouldn't be here now. Happy Father's Day

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