Former Strictly Come Dancing finalist John Whaite has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car in what he described as a 'fatal near miss'. The 36-year-old, who won The Great British Bake Off in 2012, shared details of the incident on Instagram, saying he 'rolled up the bonnet' and 'splatted onto the road' before crawling to the pavement.
Whaite, who reached the Strictly final in 2021 alongside professional dancer Johannes Radebe in the show's first same-sex pairing, thanked a passerby who threw his coat around him and waited with him for an ambulance. Doctors reportedly told him that his muscular build—'16 stone of muscle'—likely prevented more serious injury, with Whaite adding that the collision could have been fatal.
The baker and TV personality urged followers to 'build strong muscle and core strength' and to avoid wearing black when crossing the road in the dark after an 'idiot came speeding without looking'. He later described the event as 'sudden and shocking' in a now-deleted post.
Whaite stepped back from television in 2023 following the axing of Channel 4's Steph's Packed Lunch, later joining OnlyFans, where he said he found 'a sense of complete freedom in my sexuality'. In November, he tearfully opened up about his addiction to anabolic steroids, saying they made him 'want to end my life' and pledging to choose health and love.
