Celebrity chef Maggie Beer has been rushed to hospital by her husband Colin after a fall in her Barossa Valley home left her with fractured bones and other injuries.
The Great Australian Bake Off star, 79, is now in recovery with a family member sharing a message with her followers on Instagram on Sunday night.
The loved one assured fans that the regular MasterChef guest star is in the best medical hands possible and will likely make a full recovery.
‘Hello Friends, it’s Maggie’s family here,’ the lengthy message began alongside a smiling image of the food author.
‘Just writing to let you know that following a fall at her home, she’s unfortunately suffered a couple of minor bone fractures and related injuries.
‘Thankfully Col, her husband, was there and she is now in the excellent hands of her doctors who are confident she will make a full recovery. It may just take a little while.
‘More than anything else, Maggie hates letting people down. But she has multiple events and public engagements coming up that she may have to miss.
‘She has asked us to apologise on her behalf to all those affected – and has asked for your patience as she recuperates.’
Celebrity chef Maggie Beer, 79, (pictured) has been rushed to hospital by her husband Colin Beer after a fall at her home left with fractured bones and other injuries
‘Thank you for your understanding – The Beer Family,’ they finished.
No time frame has been given on Maggie’s recovery as family members explain it will be based on day-to-day advice given by her doctors.
Some of Maggie’s famous friends flocked to the shocking post with words of support.
Sunrise weatherman Sam Mac wrote: ‘Wishing you a speedy recovery Maggie!’
‘Take care Maggie! We love you,’ Channel Ten star Narelda Jacobs said.
The Great Australian Bake Off star is now in recovery with a family member sharing a message with her followers on Instagram on Sunday night
Other fans left an overwhelming number of supportive comments as well.
‘Get better soon Maggie, sending lots of love to our national treasure!’ one person wrote.
‘Love and healing energy to Maggie and family. Take time and mend well,’ another added.
A third commented: ‘Maggie, so sorry to hear this but glad Nurse Colin is in charge. Take care and much love for a speedy recovery.’
Yet another wrote: ‘I’m so sorry to hear this, sending get well wishes to beautiful Maggie who I admire so much.’
‘Let others care for you now. It’s time to be looked after now – to receive rather than give. Take care,’ one user commented.
Maggie’s loved one assured fans that the regular MasterChef guest star is in the best medical hands possible and will likely make a full recovery
Some of Maggie’s famous friends flocked to the shocking post with words of support
Other fans left an overwhelming number of supportive comments as well
Maggie is a celebrity chef, author and restaurateur who received the Order of Australia in 2012 for her contributions to the food and tourism industry.
She was best known as one of the judges on The Great Australian Bake Off alongside Matt Moran until she left in 2022.
Maggie also co-hosted the ABC television cooking program The Cook and The Chef with Simon Bryant for a time and made guest appearances on MasterChef Australia.
More recently, the beloved cook began filming for a new ABC series in Western Australia last year, with a focus on the dining experiences in aged care facilities.
Maggie lives with her husband Colin, who she married in 1970, in their small Barossa Valley home in South Australia.
They share two daughters, with the eldest, Saskia, dying suddenly in her sleep aged 46 in February 2020.
She was best known as one of the judges on The Great Australian Bake Off alongside Matt Moran (left) until she left in 2022
Maggie also made regular guest appearances on MasterChef Australia. Pictured with the late MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo
Speaking to The Australian Women’s Weekly in May 2023, Maggie recalled how she turned to her own kitchen as a place of comfort when her daughter died.
‘I wanted to give back, and that helped me through [the grief]. I did all these Cooking with Maggie videos. Just my assistant with a phone and me. For a while, I did them every day,’ she explained.
‘Nothing helps you through the rawness. Nothing. But when you’re doing something you love, that you can give to other people… It’s about having a purpose, and that purpose has helped as much as it is possible to be helped.’
Maggie, who shares another daughter named Elli with her husband, also relied on professional counselling and the support of her family to get her through this difficult time.
Maggie shares two daughters, Saskia (right) and Elli, with her husband Colin. Saskia died suddenly in her sleep aged 46 in February 2020
‘No one wants to experience this. I badly needed help, and the help is to understand that you never get through grief, but it comes alongside you and you continue on with life, and eventually you find joy again,’ she noted.
Saskia was a chef and entrepreneur who owned a free range poultry farming business.
Her memory lives on as her family has created the Saskia Beer Churchill Fellowship.
The Fellowship helps young people interested in food and farming to foster and develop that passion.
