HOLLYWOOD - Paula Abdul has spoken out for the first time since breaking her nose in a weekend fall, revealing she also fractured her toe.
The clumsy American Idol judge tripped over her pet Chihuahua, Tulip, at home on Sunday and is now nursing a series of bumps, bruises and breaks.
She tells news show Extra: "I took a nasty fall... trying not to hurt my dog... I tore cartilage... I bruised myself on my arm, that's nothing... my chest, my waist all the way down to my hip. All from my little chubby Tulip.
"I saw her... I just remember saying, 'Oh my God, I'm going to do a face plant!' It hurt so bad!
"I screamed like a little baby would scream. I fractured my toe as well."
But brave Abdul won't be sitting out of the Idol finale tonight and tomorrow.
Fellow judge Simon Cowell says, "We'll have a huge bowl of ice just to make sure the swelling isn't too bad."
The British music mogul admits he has yet to speak to Abdul about her mishap--because she literally can't get to the phone.
He adds, "Apparently, she can't get close to the phone because of what's on her nose. That's what I've heard."
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