Minnie Driver Says ‘It Sucks Being Traumatized’ as She Shares Health Update After Being Involved in ‘Really Bad Car Accident’
Minnie Driver Says ‘It Sucks Being Traumatized’ as She Shares Health Update After Being Involved in ‘Really Bad Car Accident’
Gina KalsiThu, August 20, 2026 at 10:17 AM UTC
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Minnie Driver in hospital; actress shares a health update on InstagramCredit: Minnie Driver/Instagram -
Minnie Driver has shared a health update after revealing she’d been involved in a “really bad car accident” in France earlier this month
“It sucks being traumatized,” the Emily in Paris actress, 56, shared in an Instagram clip on Tuesday, Aug. 18
Driver said she was now back at work again and praised her colleagues for being the “kindest, most loving and supportive bunch”
Minnie Driver is opening up about dealing with her trauma after revealing she’d been involved in a “really bad car accident.”
The Good Will Hunting star, 56, previously explained that she’d been traveling along a country road in France when the car she was in was T-boned by another vehicle, which had been traveling at speed and failed to stop at an intersection.
Two weeks after posting from her hospital bed, the actress has now spoken candidly about how she’s been trying to cope with her “near-death experience.”
“Paris update. It sucks being traumatized,” Driver said in a black-and-white Instagram clip posted on Tuesday, Aug. 18, which she filmed while strolling around the European city.
“Like you look like you’re okay and you keep saying please and thank you and showing up but… You’re just not okay,” the Emily in Paris actress added. “And now I’m in this club, this near-death experience club, and I really don’t like clubs.”
Minnie Driver shares update after being involved in a car accidentCredit: Minnie Driver/Instagram
Driver explained how the car crash had made her “more keenly connected to this profound sadness,” adding that “trying to find meaning in the accidental is driving me absolutely nuts.”
The star, who was with her friend Ben at the time of the collision, previously said in an Instagram video, shared on Aug. 6, that she’d suffered a sprained neck in the accident and had been left “in shock” and crying “all the time.” However, she insisted she was “fine.”
Driver credited the car she was traveling in — a Kia EV2, a subcompact electric SUV —for saving their lives.
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Minnie Driver in February 2026Credit: James Manning/PA Images via Getty
Driver shared in Tuesday’s video, “I’m here, and I’m very grateful, and I guess that’s it,” before asking her followers for advice on how to deal with trauma.
“I did the EMDR, doing the osteopathy; I’m looking deep within my soul. Any other tips you might have, let me know,” Driver continued.
A photo of the car Minnie Driver was traveling in after the accidentCredit: Minnie Driver/Instagram
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The mom of one said she was now back at work and although she described it as “hard,” she praised her colleagues as the “kindest, most loving and supportive bunch of people I’ve ever worked with.”
She added in the post’s caption, “Addison and Henry and Paloma are also the greatest, funniest nurses. Wish I could have as much patience with myself as I would for a friend, maybe that’s the lesson. Sending all of you who have so kindly reached out all, all my love and thanks xo.”
Many of Driver’s followers offered her support in the comments section, with one writing, “Time Minnie. It takes time. So sad for you,” while another said, “Keep talking love, it helps process.”
A third person added, “You will get better; I have been there; I know. 💖♥️💕.”
Driver has been in Paris since early June filming Emily in Paris season 6. Back in May, Netflix confirmed the popular show, starring Lily Collins, would end following the upcoming season.
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