During her single season on “Batwoman,” Ruby Rose became involved in an accident on the set while shooting a stunt sequence. A few months later, Rose took to Instagram to explain that the incident was responsible for the large scar she now had on her neck. “A couple of months ago I was told I needed an emergency surgery or I was risking becoming paralyzed …” she wrote. “I had herniated two discs doing stunts, and they were close to severing my spinal chord [sic].”
Rose shared even more details of her accident during a 2019 appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” revealing she initially thought that she’d broken a rib, which would require between six and 12 weeks to heal. As the days passed, however, Rose experienced chronic back pain, assuming the pain was from her injured rib. While shooting a movie in Romania, she got an MRI that was sent to her doctor — who immediately responded and told her that she was at risk of becoming paraplegic. “It was really, really terrifying,” Rose admitted.
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By 2021, Rose had healed enough to return to stunt work in subsequent projects. “I feel better than ever [about stunts],” she told NME, crediting her surgery for making her neck even more resilient than it was to begin with. “I have a replacement neck, it’s basically bionic,” she added. “It’s probably stronger than anyone else’s neck! I’ve been injured a bazillion times …”
