BBC NEWSREADERS Ben Thomas shared shocking photos of his injured face following a horror accident.
The 41-year-old revealed his make-up team had been able to cover up the damage caused in the nick of time.
Poor Ben scraped his face when he came off his bike sharing a snap of the injury with fans
Ben shared the photos with his 48,300 Twitter followers with the caption: “Before/After: Big shout out to our amazing @BBCNews 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)”
The BBC newsreader was inundated with messages of support from fans and his co-workers.
BBC presenter Lukwesa Burak wrote: “Omg Ben! Are you ok otherwise! I’ve come off my bike a couple of times – scary. I still carry the scares & grit in my thigh. Big hug. They are super talented. X
“Wow they’re good!,” added another person.
And a third penned: “I hope you’re feeling better. It’s a big shock coming off your bike.”
Ben is best known for being on BBC Breakfast as well as having an extensive journalism career.
He first joined the BBC when he was still at university in 2001 when he worked at Radio Wales in Cardiff, working on the morning news programme Good Morning Wales.
Following this he was selected as a BBC Trainee where he worked in different parts of the newsroom.
Ben first joined BBC Breakfast in 2011 and is now a presenter as well as co-hosting Business Live, the BBC’s daily business programme
However, before this he had a extensive career working for different departments in the BBC.
His first worked in front of the camera as a Middle East Business Correspondent in 2008.
Ben was thankfully OK after his accident with no broken bones but said he was aching
