Squid Game actor cuts off two of his toes after 'chainsaw bounced onto his foot'

01 December 2023 , 12:43

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Geoffrey Giuliano starred in Squid Game (Image: ViralPress)

A Squid Game actor was rushed to the hospital when a freak chainsaw accident amputated two of his toes.

Geoffrey Giuliano, 70, was renovating his home when a builder dropped the industrial foot which bounced onto his foot on Tuesday. The actor reportedly collapsed in a pool of blood and then scooped up the severed toes so that medics should reattach them in Pattaya, Thailand.

The Netflix star, who starred in the popular series that sees 456 players come head-to-head in a number of challenges, today underwent a second reconstructive surgery in the capital, Bangkok. Mr Giuliano said he was in pain, adding that the chainsaw almost killed him.

The actor in hospital in Thailand (ViralPress)

He was having his home renovated when the freak accident occurred (ViralPress)

He said: "It hurts like crazy today. The doctors told me I'm lucky to be alive, but I don't feel lucky. A chainsaw almost killed me." The actor added that the scenes were "worse" than anything the contestants endured on Squid Game.

Speaking to MailOnline shortly before the operation at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the actor said: "The chainsaw flew about 8ft into the air, hit the floor, chewed up the floor, then landed on my foot, so there went the top of my big toe and second toe. I was in Squid Game, I saw what was happening there, this is much worse, none of the contestants from Squid Game could have survived this.

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He has now undergone a second reconstructive surgery in the capital Bangkok (ViralPress)

"I was in shock. It didn't hurt at the time, but there was lots and lots of blood. I picked up my toes, put them in a paper towel and we rushed to the hospital. They sewed them on temporarily and now we're here to fix them properly.Those actors would've fainted if they had to go through what I went through." Geoffrey finally achieved acting success when he starred as evil VIP 4 in the South Korean show in 2021.

He has since appeared in the second series Squid Game: The Challenge. Earnings from the show allowed him to buy his dream house, which is what the builders were working on when the horror chainsaw accident unfolded.

Chiara Fiorillo