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Jennifer Coolidge says she is "lucky to be alive" after being left in a "bloody mess" following a near-death accident in her back garden.
The White Lotus actress, 61, became impaled on stake in a truly horrifying incident when jumping over her fence after being locked out of her home.
Jennifer hadn't realised her gardener had placed the new sharp stake in her back yard and fell right onto it, leaving the Hollywood star with serious injuries.
"It was a bloody mess. I’m lucky to be alive," she explained in a candid confession of the horrific ordeal, thought to have taken place at her sprawling pad in Los Angeles.
Jennifer was impaled on a stake in a gory accident (Getty Images)"I was once locked out of the house and I jumped the fence but didn’t know the gardener had put a new stake in the yard," she told Us Weekly. "I got impaled."
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She seemingly came off a lot worse than a recent uninvited guest at her property. A home invader jumped over her security gate earlier this month – escaping without being caught.
Footage is said to show the unidentified man failing to open her security gates before jumping over it, walking around the grounds of Jennifer's property before walking off.
Nothing was reportedly taken from the actress's home and, according to TMZ, a police investigation is now underway to locate the trespasser who fled the scene.
Jennifer explained she was lucky to be alive (Variety via Getty Images)The outlet says Jennifer told cops about the man after she watched back the camera's footage, but officers are yet to make any arrests or find any suspects.
Her accident admission comes after scooping a top prize at the SAG Awards 2023 for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series on Sunday.
Jennifer has been playing Tanya on the hit HBO series White Lotus.
The star thanked her "amazing parents" for inspiring her to act alongside her director Mike White and her "date for the evening" Tim Bagley.
She jumped over her fence after being locked out (AFP via Getty Images)She said: "My wonderful date Tim Bagley is my date tonight, he's my best bud for like 20 years. Thank you, you're a wonderful date tonight, I can't wait until we get home."
Jennifer has won several awards during her long spanning career, including a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
She is best known for her roles as Jeanine "Stifler's Mom" Stifler in the American Pie film series and as Paulette Bonafonté Parcelle in Legally Blonde.
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