Guy Fieri breaks silence on ‘crazy’ feeling of stillness

Guy Fiéri gave his fans some relief by finally opening up about the struggles of his recent injury.

The Food Network icon suffered a frightening fall from a flight of stairs while filming her new series. The holidays were different for him this year, as the fall has since confined him to a wheelchair, changing his daily activities.

Guy Fieri cashed in on a three-year, $100 million contract with the network, adding stars to his track record as one of the highest-paid celebrity chefs on air. When he’s not hosting any of his hit TV shows, he stays busy running his business while trying to stay active.

Fieri is about to get back on his feet. He revealed that he is doing better and can wait to get out of the wheelchair. These few weeks of immobility, especially with the holidays, made the famous chef reflect on the happiness of certain bodily capacities.

Fieri said PEOPLE“It was definitely a grueling vacation, but you know what, you get a real appreciation for having the ability to just get up and walk around and do everything you used to do.”

Being very fit, he added that another difficult aspect of his current condition is the fact that he cannot go hiking, saying the mere thought drives him crazy. In his words:

“Eight weeks without hiking has made me a little crazy. But I’m looking forward to it, I’m trying to take it easy.”

While he’s trying to take things easy, Fieri notes that the last eight weeks haven’t been easy, but he’s looking forward to his full recovery.

The Food Network icon also talked about his upcoming Super Bowl tailgate, “Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Tailgate,” presented by SpotOn.

After describing his recent injury as the worst thing he’s ever experienced in 20 years, he said he’ll be ready to go by the Super Bowl, which will be in the early weeks of next month.

“This is the worst thing I’ve been through in the last 20 years, but now I’ll be up, ready, healthy and rolling by the time we reach the Super Bowl, that’s for sure,” Fieri said.

He added that the Flavortown Tailgate should be a fun family affair, as his sons, Hunter and Ryder, as well as his nephew Jules, would be available and featured.

Fieri was filming his new series “Flavor Town Food Fight” when he missed his step, causing his foot to get stuck on the threshold, causing his quadriceps muscles to suddenly tear.

The fall forced him to get into a split position and the quadriceps located in front of his thigh suffered a brutal tear. “Normally you tear that muscle at your tendon or the tendon tears the bone, but it was right in the center of the whole quadriceps muscle, and it exploded,” the chef previously explained.

The explosion reports that the extent of his injury shocked his doctors. He underwent emergency surgery in November and was subsequently confined to a wheelchair. The chief was advised not to put any weight on the leg and to begin physical therapy to speed up the healing process.

Fieri signed a three-year contract with Food Network in 2023, keeping his hit TV shows on the air, including “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” and “Guy’s Grocery Games.”

The food guru joined the network twenty years ago when he won “The Next Food Network Star” and continues to stay there thanks to his incredible talent.

In addition to his star skills in the kitchen, Fieri has been recognized as a spectacular content creator who has captured the hearts of viewers around the world. Kathleen Finch, Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery US Networks, had previously stated this fact.