BBC Breakfast host Ben Thompson suffers ‘messed-up face’ in horrific bike accident as make-up team battle to cover up the damage

• The 41-year-old said he came off his bike while riding home on Wednesday
• The accident left him with a large graze on the side of his cheek
• He posted on Twitter showing photos before and after it was covered up 

BBC Breakfast host Ben Thompson was left with a ‘messed-up face’ following a horrific bike accident that saw his make-up team battle to cover up the damage.

The 41-year-old said he came off his bike while riding home on Wednesday, leaving him with a large graze on the side of his cheek. 

He revealed his injury in a post on Twitter showing photos before and after it was miraculously covered up. 

He gave a ‘big shout out’ to the crew that managed to ‘transform’ his face before he appeared live on air on Thursday. 

BBC Breakfast host was left with a ‘messed-up face’ following a horrific bike accident

The BBC make up team managed to ‘transform’ his ‘messed-up face’ before he appeared live on air on Thursday  

The 41-year-old revealed his injury in a post on Twitter 

READ MORE: BBC Breakfast hosts Ben Thompson and Rachel Burden take swipe at UK’s Eurovision entrant Mae Muller after singer finishes second from last

Thompson said in the Tweet: ‘Before/After: Big shout out to our amazing make-up team who had to transform my messed up face this morning after I came off the bike riding home yesterday.

‘(and yes, everything aches).’

Fellow BBC presenter Lukwesa Burak commented: ‘Omg Ben! Are you ok otherwise! I’ve come off my bike a couple of times – scarey. I still carry the scares & grit in my thigh. Big hug. They are super talented. X.’

Another BBC colleague Betty Redondo added: ‘Ben I wondered what you’d done ! Ouch.’

Ben began his BBC career in 2001 at Radio Wales in Cardiff and later joined BBC Breakfast as producer. 

He now presents the morning news programme and also co-hosts the daily Business Live programme on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. 

Last week, Ben and his Breakfast co-host Rachel Burden took a swipe at the UK’s Eurovision entrant Mae Muller during Sunday’s edition of the show.

He said he too thought the song did not stand out above the other acts, adding that her performance slot of last in the running, as is the traditional for the host country, probably did not help.

Rachel, 48, added: ‘I just don’t think it was a song built for that Eurovision stage in the end.’ 

Last week, Ben and his Breakfast co-host Rachel Burden (pictured) took a swipe at the UK’s Eurovision entrant Mae Muller during Sunday’s edition of the show

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