Alfonso Ribeiro Says Daughter's Accident Was Frightening, Talks Surgery Day Before Her 4th Birthday

Photo: Tamron Hall/YouTubeAlfonso Ribeirois celebrating his daughter’s resilience.TheDancing with the Starsco-host, 51, shared an update on his daughter Ava, 4, after she suffered a scaryscooter accidentlast week. While sitting down withTamron Hallon the Tamron Hall Show Thursday, Ribeiro discussed how Ava is handling the situation.“She had to have surgery the day before [her birthday], she had road rash and it was pretty frightening,” Ribeiro said as he pointed to an image of Ava at herTangled-themed birthday party. “But she’s such a trooper.“Ribeiro and wife Angela share Ava and sonsAnders Reyn, 8, andAlfonso “AJ” Lincoln, 9. TheFresh Prince of Bel-Airalum also has 20-year-old daughter Sienna from a previous relationship.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airactor also opened up about the incident while appearing onLive with Kelly and Markearlier this week.“On Thursday, unfortunately, my daughter got injured and had to have emergency surgery,” Ribeiro toldKelly RipaandMark Consuelos. “So it was a very stressful weekend. She fell and had basically road rash on her face and arm, and so they had to scalpel off all the skin.“Earlier this week, the actor shared photos from Ava’s birthday party onhis Instagram. The little one could be seen with a big smile on her face despite the marks on her face and arms from her accident.Ribeiro celebrated his daughter for how she handled the scary situation in the caption to hisbirthday Instagram post, writing, “Happy Birthday to my sweet Ava Sue.““As some of you know, Ava had a very difficult week. I’m so proud of how well she handled everything. She’s so brave, strong and creative,” the proud dad continued. “I love everything about my little girl. On a side note, I’m forever grateful to @mrsangelaribeiro1 for being so amazing during this time. Long nights with a little girl in pain and having to apply medication every few hours. My two heroes.”

Photo: Tamron Hall/YouTube

Alfonso Ribeirois celebrating his daughter’s resilience.TheDancing with the Starsco-host, 51, shared an update on his daughter Ava, 4, after she suffered a scaryscooter accidentlast week. While sitting down withTamron Hallon the Tamron Hall Show Thursday, Ribeiro discussed how Ava is handling the situation.“She had to have surgery the day before [her birthday], she had road rash and it was pretty frightening,” Ribeiro said as he pointed to an image of Ava at herTangled-themed birthday party. “But she’s such a trooper.“Ribeiro and wife Angela share Ava and sonsAnders Reyn, 8, andAlfonso “AJ” Lincoln, 9. TheFresh Prince of Bel-Airalum also has 20-year-old daughter Sienna from a previous relationship.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airactor also opened up about the incident while appearing onLive with Kelly and Markearlier this week.“On Thursday, unfortunately, my daughter got injured and had to have emergency surgery,” Ribeiro toldKelly RipaandMark Consuelos. “So it was a very stressful weekend. She fell and had basically road rash on her face and arm, and so they had to scalpel off all the skin.“Earlier this week, the actor shared photos from Ava’s birthday party onhis Instagram. The little one could be seen with a big smile on her face despite the marks on her face and arms from her accident.Ribeiro celebrated his daughter for how she handled the scary situation in the caption to hisbirthday Instagram post, writing, “Happy Birthday to my sweet Ava Sue.““As some of you know, Ava had a very difficult week. I’m so proud of how well she handled everything. She’s so brave, strong and creative,” the proud dad continued. “I love everything about my little girl. On a side note, I’m forever grateful to @mrsangelaribeiro1 for being so amazing during this time. Long nights with a little girl in pain and having to apply medication every few hours. My two heroes.”

Alfonso Ribeirois celebrating his daughter’s resilience.

TheDancing with the Starsco-host, 51, shared an update on his daughter Ava, 4, after she suffered a scaryscooter accidentlast week. While sitting down withTamron Hallon the Tamron Hall Show Thursday, Ribeiro discussed how Ava is handling the situation.

“She had to have surgery the day before [her birthday], she had road rash and it was pretty frightening,” Ribeiro said as he pointed to an image of Ava at herTangled-themed birthday party. “But she’s such a trooper.”

Ribeiro and wife Angela share Ava and sonsAnders Reyn, 8, andAlfonso “AJ” Lincoln, 9. TheFresh Prince of Bel-Airalum also has 20-year-old daughter Sienna from a previous relationship.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airactor also opened up about the incident while appearing onLive with Kelly and Markearlier this week.

“On Thursday, unfortunately, my daughter got injured and had to have emergency surgery,” Ribeiro toldKelly RipaandMark Consuelos. “So it was a very stressful weekend. She fell and had basically road rash on her face and arm, and so they had to scalpel off all the skin.”

Earlier this week, the actor shared photos from Ava’s birthday party onhis Instagram. The little one could be seen with a big smile on her face despite the marks on her face and arms from her accident.

Ribeiro celebrated his daughter for how she handled the scary situation in the caption to hisbirthday Instagram post, writing, “Happy Birthday to my sweet Ava Sue.”

“As some of you know, Ava had a very difficult week. I’m so proud of how well she handled everything. She’s so brave, strong and creative,” the proud dad continued. “I love everything about my little girl. On a side note, I’m forever grateful to @mrsangelaribeiro1 for being so amazing during this time. Long nights with a little girl in pain and having to apply medication every few hours. My two heroes.”

source: people.com