Aussie actress and model Isabelle Cornish impales herself on fence in freak accident
Aussie actress and model Isabelle Cornish has revealed she was rushed to hospital after a freak accident involving a stake fence left her with serious injuries.
The 30-year-old Puberty Blues star took to social media to update fans as she recovers from the terrifying incident, which left her with a stab wound to the abdomen and a badly cut hand.
"I tried to get over a fence like this, slipped and got a stake to the right upper abdomen, pulled myself off the stake with my hand and sliced my hand open," Cornish wrote on Instagram Stories.
"Few days in the hospital, tests, stitches, some internal bleeding that stopped, my lungs back to normal size and liver ok all good," she added, sharing a photo of herself in hospital, her wounds clearly visible.
Cornish also posted an image of her heavily bandaged hand, noting that surgery has been delayed until the weekend.
"Moral of the story do not mess around with those stake fences… They are no joke," she told followers.
Raised in the Hunter Valley, Cornish first rose to fame in 2012 with a breakout role on Home and Away, before going on to star in films such as Sea of Fire and Australia Day.
She also appeared in the Marvel series Inhumans and features in season two of Nine Perfect Strangers, which premieres May 21.
Isabelle's older sister, Abbie Cornish, is also an acclaimed actress, best known for her performances in Somersault, Bright Star and Sucker Punch.
Outside of acting, Abbie also raps under the name Dusk.
In 2021, Isabelle competed on the second season of SAS Australia, though she was forced to withdraw early due to injury.
"I'd actually broken my right hip, the femoral neck of my right hip," she told Yahoo Lifestyle at the time.
"I hurt myself on day three (of the course) and then I just kept going and going, I absolutely love doing challenges like that."
That same year, Cornish was working on her wellness book The Why: Healthy Habits For An Epic Life, which was published in 2022.
"The Why is a no bulls**t health and wellness guidebook," she explained.
"A lot of the health industry is overcomplicated and OTT (over the top), and my beliefs aren't about, you know, eating kale and going for a run.
"It's all about positivity and how a compassionate relationship with the self can help the reader through all of life's ups and downs."
SAS instructor Mark 'Billy' Billingham wrote a glowing testimonial for the book's cover: "Isabelle Cornish is living proof that you can always bounce back and find the strength to go further."
In addition to acting and writing, Cornish is a certified yoga teacher, personal trainer and health coach.
She currently lives in the Byron Bay hinterland on a macadamia farm.
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