Cake Boss star Buddy Valastro looked smitten with wife Lisa as he triumphed at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Saturday – four years after a hand injury threatened to end his career.
The TV star, 47, who has been married to wife Lisa for 21 years, looked dapper as he arrived on the red carpet – before winning the Daytime Emmy Award for outstanding culinary host on his A&E series Legends of the Fork.
The award marks a remarkable comeback for the culinary guru – whose career was thrown into jeopardy when his right hand was impaled by a malfunctioning pinsetter in 2020 – causing him to temporarily lose full use of his middle finger.
Valastro wore a sparkly black suit and bow tie, while his wife wowed in a black corseted gown with her locks worn in loose waves.
Valastro wrote on Instagram: ‘Thank you to the Daytime Emmys for this incredible honor! Winning the Outstanding Culinary Host award is a dream come true! I’m incredibly grateful to all of you, my fans, this wouldn’t be possible without all your love and support.
Cake Boss star Buddy Valastro looked smitten with wife Lisa as he triumphed at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Saturday – four years after a hand injury threatened to end his career
The award marks a remarkable comeback for the culinary guru – whose career was thrown into jeopardy when his right hand was impaled by a malfunctioning pinsetter in 2020 – causing him to temporarily lose full use of his middle finger
‘I’m grateful for my amazing team and my family! Special thanks to A&E, Six West Studio, my agent Josh Rosen, the Carlos Bakery crew, my sisters, my brother-in-laws, my nieces and nephews, my family, my mother-in-law and father-in-law, and my parents up in heaven.
‘A special thanks to my children Sofia, Buddy JR, Marco, and Carlo and to my rock who holds it all together for me. Lisa, thank you for supporting me in this big accomplishment.;
Buddy injured his right hand at his home bowling alley in September 20, 2020, after a pinsetter malfunctioned, trapping his hand inside the unit as he tried to release the bowling pin from the cage mechanism.
A one-and-a-half inch metal rod pierced his hand three times between his ring finger and his middle finger.
His sons Buddy Jr., then 16, and Marco, then 13, had to use a saw to free their father from the machine and he was hospitalized for treatment.
The TLC star has undergone numerous surgeries since then.
Buddy acknowledged that it’s been ‘a long, long journey’ to recovery after suffering the potentially career-ending injury.
He explained that he hadn’t been sure if he would be able to make another season of his cake decorating show because of his injury.
The TV star, 47, who has been married to wife Lisa for 21 years, looked dapper as he arrived on the red carpet – before winning the Daytime Emmy Award for outstanding culinary host on his A&E series Legends of the Fork
Valastro wore a sparkly black suit and bow tie, while his wife wowed in a black corseted gown with her locks worn in loose waves
The star looked emotional as he picked up his award
