Ariel Winter rushed to hospital after cutting off top of thumb

Ariel Winter was rushed to hospital recently after accidentally cutting off the top of her thumb while preparing Greek food.

The Modern Family star opened up to Access Hollywood about the injury, revealing she accidentally nicked an artery with her new kitchen knife, so was forced to seek medical help amid the coronavirus lockdown.

"I was trying to make Greek food because I'm Greek... and I had chopped four onions just before I chopped this one thing. Chopped four onions and it was great. I just got new knives too," she said.

"I went to chop a peeled tomato and sliced the top part of my thumb off on a peeled tomato. I was so shocked that it was more like hyperventilating. I was like, 'I should be crying but I can't believe it, I can't believe it'... I bled so much, so (my boyfriend and I) had to go to the hospital, and he actually brought the tip of my finger to the hospital."

After being treated at the hospital, Ariel was given back the severed thumb piece in a plastic bag by one of the nurses, but accidentally threw it out because she didn't know what was in there.

Now home again and safe, albeit with a bandaged thumb, the 22-year-old has a reflective outlook on the situation.

"I mean, it's the top of my thumb, it definitely hurt and it wasn't fun and it was a good portion of it," she sighed. "But at the same time, they took great care of me, I was bleeding a lot, but again, it's my thumb. So many people are in there for so much worse."