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The 51-year-old had a “lucky escape” and was “very bruised”, his girlfriend Lisa Faulkner, 44 said today. The popular TV chef was admitted to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London, yesterday but was “doing well” after the freak accident, which happened while the couple were on a romantic Christmas getaway at a luxury London hotel. Lisa posted a picture on her Instagram of Torode in his hospital bed connected to an array of machines.

INSTAGRAM / GETTY John Torode was rushed to hospital on Boxing Day after a mystery accident

But she did not reveal the exact reason he was in hospital. The picture had a caption saying: “Thank you so very much to the lovely docs and nurses yesterday at St Marys Hospital Paddington for looking after my johntorodecooks who is very bruised but doing well.” She also posted: “Lucky escape” and blessed”.

Thank you so very much to the lovely docs and nurses yesterday #stmaryshospitalpaddington for looking after my @johntorodecooks who is very bruised but doing well! #luckyescape #blessed A photo posted by Lisa Faulkner (@lisafaulknercooks) on Dec 27, 2016 at 1:29am PST

She is now happy as a happy thing on happy days...A Claridges Christmas John Torode

The news came after Torode revealed he was spending Christmas with Lisa at Claridge’s hotel in Mayfair. He posted a picture showing the 44-year-old looking at a menu. John said: “She is now happy as a happy thing on happy days...A Claridges Christmas.”

GETTY The couple were on a romantic Christmas getaway at a luxury London hotel when the accident happened

And they have both been sharing images of their romantic Christmas break with followers on social media. The pair had spent an evening at London’s Winter Wonderland on December 23. He posted a picture of them on one of the rides, adding a caption saying: “The best Christmas Eve Eve.”

Fans rushed to wish Torode well after hearing he had been forced to spend Boxing Day and today in hospital. One commented: “Oh my goodness, get well soon John.” Lisa and John, who live together in North London, met in 2010 when she won Celebrity MasterChef.

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They started dating after Faulkner split from her husband Chris Hoghill in 2012. Torode had split from his wife Jessica, a year before. The chef has previously spoken of the relaxed atmosphere in their kitchen at home. He said: “Lisa’s a Japanese freak so she has her own section in the kitchen. I’m the Asian bloke in our house.

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