Padalecki A No-Show At ‘Supernatural’ Convention But “Lucky to Be Alive” After Accident
Jared Padalecki will definitely be a Walker for a little while.
The CW star was due to attend a Supernatural convention in New Jersey, but had to cancel after he was involved in a car accident. Former co-star Jensen Ackles broke the news to fans at the convention.
Ackles, who is starring in the upcoming third season of The Boys on Amazon Prime, took the stage and he revealed that Padalecki had to stay home and recuperate after the accident.
“I miss my buddy. He sends his love. I spoke with him yesterday. He’s sad he can’t be here,” Ackles told the crowd in footage shot at the event. “He was in a very bad car accident. He wasn’t driving. He was in the passenger seat, and he’s lucky to be alive.”
According to Ackles, Padalecki is sore after hitting the car’s airbags.
“That airbag packs a punch. He’s like, ‘I feel like I went 12 rounds with Tyson.’ But he is doing OK, and he’s moving around,” Ackles added. “But yeah, [it was a] really, really bad car accident. Just keep him in your thoughts, send him some love if you get a chance on social and he’ll be back with us soon.”
News sources have confirmed that Jared is recuperating at home and doing well.
Ackles did not disclose the date that the accident took place, but did say that there were thankfully “no fatalities” as a result.
“He’s lucky to be alive,” Ackles said. “And not only that, but he’s a home recovering which—the fact that he’s not in a hospital right now is blowing my mind because I saw the car.”
Fans got the hashtag #WeLoveYouJaredPadalecki trending to send out well-wishes for the actor.