Ant Anstead is recovering after suffering multiple injuries in a “freak” football accident, including a detached pectoral muscle, a rotator cuff tear and a labral tear.
The Born Mechanic host, 46, shared the update on Instagram on Saturday, along with a photo of himself in a sling. “The surgery is now complete and I’m forced to rest (which I don’t do well)…! So I take that as a sign!” he wrote.
Anstead explained that the accident occurred when he was already focused on his health after close friends received serious medical diagnoses. “It prompted me to take a closer look at my health…diet, peptides, body scans, vitamins, etc.,” she said.
“And I’m falling back down the health rabbit hole because I’m in the age group where I need to take these things more seriously! And be healthier and kinder to my body.”
Amid his recovery, Anstead has been working on co-parenting his 6-year-old son, Hudson, with ex-wife Christina Haack following their reunion in 2024.
Weeks before the accident, she praised Haack for his parenting during a school conference, writing: “Hudzo is thriving! I’m going to give us a pat on the back! We’re doing a great job with this little one! Good job mom x.” Haack replied: “Sweetest boy!!”
