Ty Pennington
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Ty Pennington shared on Instagram on Friday that he was admitted to the ICU just days after attending the Barbie premiere in Los Angeles.
In the post, the former Extreme Makeover: Home Edition host revealed that he was intubated in the hospital after an abscess in his throat blocked his airway. He also shared several photos of him lying in a hospital bed and of him at the premiere.
“From the red carpet to the ICU… the last week has been interesting! I’m fine now, still recovering,” he wrote. “To shed some light on why I was missing… Sunday I walked the red carpet for @barbiethemovie, Monday I flew to Colorado to start filming in Breckinridge and Tuesday morning I was at 4am woke up and could hardly breathe. Turns out I’ve had a sore throat. I actually had an abscess for the past month that had gotten so big it was blocking my airway. Next thing I know I was intubated and flown to the Denver ICU.”
But thankfully, Pennington said he expected to be fine. He noted that after Wednesday’s surgery, he was finally released from intensive care the following day.
“Thank you to all the amazing staff at St. Anthony’s in Lakewood, Colorado and Summit Health in Frisco for taking such great care of me,” he added in his post. “A great reminder to listen to your body when it’s telling you something.”
Pennington was one of several other stars to walk the pink carpet alongside the cast of the Barbie film, including Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Issa Rae, Simu Liu, Michael Cera and Kate McKinnon. The film, directed by Greta Gerwig, hits theaters on July 21.
He was also there to promote HGTV’s upcoming four-part series Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge, in which he is also a participant. Ashley Graham will host the series, which premieres July 16.