Carly Pearce Hospitalized After Glass Ranch Bottle Slices Thumb — Will She Still Perform?
Hi, I’m Jaden Patel. Let’s all take a moment to pretend we’re shocked; country star Carly Pearce ended a concert with more than applause — she ended up in the ER with a sliced thumb after a glass bottle of ranch dressing broke while she was trying to eat dinner.
In a TikTok posted on Saturday, August 9, Pearce, 35, gave viewers a play-by-play of an incident that sounds like the product of a particularly grim cooking show. She explained that after a performance in Holmdel, New Jersey, she reached for a glass bottle of ranch dressing and tried to open it. The bottle’s neck snapped, a shard of glass sliced her thumb, and what she first dismissed as a minor scratch quickly revealed itself as something more serious when blood started running down her hand.
Paramedics who were on site at the show examined the injury and advised medical attention. Pearce told the camera that what she initially thought was tame enough for a bandage required stitches. Since she was taken in an ambulance, she had to lie on a stretcher and be strapped in, which she described with her signature dry humor. After X-rays and stitches, she was released back to her Nashville home, but the inconvenience was only beginning.
Pearce, known for hits like “Every Little Thing,” “Truck on Fire,” and “What He Didn’t Do,” demonstrated trying to do makeup one-handed during her TikTok, calling it a “get ready with me with one hand” moment. With her right thumb hurt, routine tasks became awkward puzzles. She joked that her assistant nearly had to shave her left armpit because she could not reach it, and that small acts such as pulling up pants after using the bathroom suddenly required tactical rethinking.
The injury raises practical questions about Pearce’s upcoming shows. She is scheduled to perform at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa, California, on Thursday night, and while she normally holds the microphone in her right hand, she said she was confident she could still put on a performance. The moral of her story, she advised, is to be careful while opening containers and to avoid behaving like “a bull in a china cabinet,” as her mother would say. That’s both a country proverb and a public safety announcement.
This episode arrives during a year in which Pearce has been public about health struggles. Earlier in 2024 she discussed dealing with recurrent pericarditis, an inflammatory heart condition she has lived with since 2020. On Today in January she described intense chest pain and breathing problems that finally led to a diagnosis after persistent advocacy with doctors. In March she told Fox News Digital that she was “doing a lot better” but still monitoring her health and hoping to reduce recurrences.
The thumb injury is minor in the grand scheme of medical issues but significant for a touring musician whose craft depends on dexterity. Pearce’s candid TikTok — equal parts self-deprecation and practical update — gives fans a clear picture: she has stitches, she is adapting to one-handed life, and she plans to keep working. Sources reporting the incident include Pearce’s own TikTok account and coverage from entertainment outlets that confirmed the date, location, and medical response.
Whether the mic will be in her left hand at the Orange County Fair or whether she’ll improvise a one-handed hold is now part of the plot. Expect a performance and maybe a band-aid cameo, and possibly a new cautionary tale about glass bottles masquerading as condiments.
Tune in next time for more bad decisions and questionable life choices.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TikTok (Carly Pearce), New York Post, Today (interview), Fox News Digital
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