Quote from Oladosun Joshua Segun on April 11, 2025, 5:15 PM

Yes, Sheryl Lee Ralph, the talented star of Abbott Elementary, recently shared details about a car accident she was involved in. The incident occurred on April 7, while she was on her way to a speaking engagement. Despite the crash, which left her shaken and wearing a sling to protect her arm, she pushed through and attended both the engagement and an award ceremony later that evening. She even appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert shortly after, where she discussed the accident and reassured everyone that she was on the road to recovery.

Her resilience and determination to keep moving forward are truly inspiring!

“The car went over the loading dock,” Sheryl, 68, said during the April 10 episode, wearing a black sling on her left arm. “We went nose down and I said, ‘Wait a minute, I’m here tonight with Stephen Colbert!’”

Sheryl Lee Ralph's resilience truly shines through in her recount of the accident. On April 7, while heading to a speaking engagement, her car went over a loading dock, leaving her shaken. Despite the ordeal, she attended the event and even accepted an award at MCC Theater later that evening. Her determination to push forward, even in challenging circumstances, is inspiring. She humorously noted that her sling matched her outfit during her appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she reassured everyone that she's recovering well.

“The car just…it was terrible,” the Dreamgirls icon, now married to Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughs, continued. “But I felt like, ‘OK, move forward, move forward. They got half the money already, so I might as well go in and finish the job.’ I showed up and it went so well.”

After her car accident earlier that day, she not only attended her speaking engagement but also made it to the MCC Theater's Miscast benefit concert in New York City, where she was honored with an award. Her resilience shone through as she embraced the moment despite the challenges. However, the physical toll of the accident became evident the following morning.

“I woke up Tuesday feeling like I had done 12 rounds with Muhammad Ali,” she added before pointing towards her sling, which host Stephen Colbert joked that it matched her black diamond-studded dress. Sheryl then reassured him that she was on the road to recovery. “It was terrible. But this is all I got, and I’ve got you right there. Life is short, people. Remember that!”

Sheryl Lee Ralph has a delightful plan for her 20th wedding anniversary with her husband, Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes.

“There’s [the Rocky steps] at the Philadelphia Art Museum,” she said of the art exhibit, which is featured in 1976’s Rocky. “So, I’m going to get the longest train or veil, load it up into some tiny little car, get my bedazzled sneakers, my husband is going to stand on the top of the stairs like Rocky and I’m gonna run all the way up there to greet him.”

Sheryl Lee Ralph recently discovered that she and Samuel L. Jackson are distant cousins. This revelation came during an episode of Finding Your Roots, where genealogical research revealed they share a common ancestor through a long stretch of DNA on their 16th chromosomes. Sheryl was reportedly thrilled and even joked about her head “exploding” from the news.