Overview
- The 34-year-old was splashed in the face by frying oil while filming a churros recipe for his social channels over the weekend.
- His brother, TV personality Giovanni Zarrella, drove him to Cologne’s Klinikum Merheim for treatment.
- Hospital photos show multiple burns on the right side of his face with a larger wound beneath one eye.
- Medical staff described it as “luck in misfortune,” noting the outcome could have been far more severe if his eyes were struck.
- From the hospital he thanked staff and family, said he would rest to recover, and relayed a doctor’s warning that hot-water bottles can burst or tear and cause serious burns.