Ruby Rose hospitalized after pool fall breaks multiple ribs
Ruby Rose was hospitalized Monday after a freak pool accident at home left the 40-year-old actress with two broken ribs. The Australian star, known for Orange Is the New Black and Batwoman, slipped while cleaning her pool, struck the wall, and fell backward into the water before being rushed straight to the hospital.
In a candid Instagram Story, Rose posted home surveillance footage of the moment she lost her footing. "What a bloody Monday," she wrote on Threads, capturing the shock of going from a routine garden chore to an emergency room visit in seconds.
Key Takeaways
- Ruby Rose broke two ribs after slipping into her pool while cleaning it on Monday.
- She shared CCTV footage of the fall on Instagram and detailed her injuries on Threads.
- Rose said she is using a breathing machine and expects recovery to take many weeks.
- The incident echoes past stunt injuries she sustained filming Batwoman in 2019.
What happened to Ruby Rose at her pool?
According to footage Rose shared, she was walking along the edge of her pool holding a garden hose when her foot missed the ledge. She slammed into the brick wall beside the pool before plunging into the water, landing on the right side of her rib cage.
Page Six reported that the clip shows Rose in a black sports bra and grey tracksuit bottoms, cleaning the pool one moment and thrashing in the water the next. She captioned the video: "RIP to my ribs, and to the rest of my summer. They are broken, multiple. Straight to hospital, did not pass go or collect 200 dollars."
How serious are Ruby Rose's injuries?
On Threads, Rose clarified that she broke the bottom two ribs on her right side. She wrote that she "landed perfectly on the right side" and joked that she now has to "breathe into a machine." Syracuse.com noted she admitted she "brought this upon herself" while asking friends to come take her out.
Rose told followers the recovery "is going to take many weeks," effectively sidelining her summer plans. She added that she could not stand up comfortably and quipped, "you couldn't pay me to put a bra on, let alone stand up."
Why is Ruby Rose comparing this to her Batwoman injuries?
The accident revived memories of a 2019 on-set injury during Batwoman, when Rose broke a rib and suffered two herniated discs performing stunts. She reflected on returning to work the day after that incident while wearing the batsuit despite numbness in her legs and hands.
This time, she made clear she has no intention of pushing through the pain. For more updates on stars and health scares, follow our Celebrity Breaking News coverage. Yahoo confirmed Rose posted the surveillance clip as the injury unfolded at her home.
Read the original reporting at Syracuse.com for additional context on the hospitalization.