Zac Efron Bounces Back After Ibiza Hospital Scare

The Hollywood heartthrob has given his fans a reassuring update after a recent hospitalization in Ibiza, Spain.

Efron, 36, took to social media to let his followers know he’s on the mend, sharing a photo of himself pumping iron in a gym. The shirtless snap showed the actor balancing on a gym ball, looking fit and healthy.

The post came after Efron was hospitalized on Friday, August 2, following a swimming accident. According to reports, the actor suffered a “minor swimming incident” while in a pool at a villa on the Spanish island.

Efron’s rep told TMZ that the actor was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure. While details of the incident remain unclear, villa staff reportedly had to pull Efron out of the pool.

Fortunately, Efron was released from the hospital on Sunday morning and didn’t elaborate on the incident in his Instagram post.

This isn’t the first time Efron has faced a close call. In 2022, he opened up to Men’s Health about breaking his jaw in a near-fatal accident.

The actor revealed that he suffered the brutal injury after falling into a granite corner of a fountain while running around his home with socks on. He told the outlet that the incident left his jaw bone “hanging off his face.”

Efron later told Entertainment Tonight that the accident could have been the end of him.

“It was funny,” he said. “It sucks. I almost died, but we’re good.”

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In another close call, Efron tore his ACL ligament during a skiing session in Utah that went awry.

Admitting he’d “never skied on fresh powder” before, Efron told the story of his injury on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2019.

“I’m like, ‘Wow, I’m getting good at this.’ I’m, like, flying. I’m gaining confidence. I’m just like, looking at the sky and the mountains. ‘This is beautiful. I can’t believe that I can go this fast on skis,'” he said.

But it wasn’t long until he realized he was in trouble, and recalled the exact moment he tore his ACL.

“I’m just looking around like, ‘This is unbelievable.’ And I’m like, ‘How on earth do you slow down?’” Efron said. “I felt a pop from my ears all the way down to my toes. I didn’t really think about it cause there was snow in my face and adrenaline.”