Domestic diva Martha Stewart needed nine stitches on her upper lip after her French bulldog walloped her as Stewart leaned in to whisper goodbye to the pooch, TMZ reported Thursday.
The TV host said she must have “startled” the dozing dog, named Francesca, when she moved in close Tuesday to “whisper goodbye” as she was getting ready to leave her New York home.
“She bolted upright with such force that she hit me in the face like a boxing glove hitting an opponent’s face,” Stewart wrote on her personal blog, according to Access Hollywood.
“I was entirely startled and my neck snapped back,” she continued. “I felt a bit of whiplash as blood gushed forth from my split lip.”
As for her beloved Francesca, Stewart wrote she “was as upset” as she was, and went and “cowered in her bed.”
The 69-year-old Stewart headed directly for a local emergency room, where she was met by a plastic surgeon and stitched up, Access Hollywood reported.