Catching Up With...Peter Porte
Soap Opera Digest|October 22, 2018

In show business, Break a leg is a time-honored adage to wish a performer good luck, but it took on a literal meaning for Peter Porte when he was struck by a car while riding his Vespa in Los Angeles.

Devin Owens
Catching Up With...Peter Porte
“There’s no such thing as a small accident on a Vespa because what would’ve been a fender-bender turned out to be me flying off the Vespa, the Vespa landing on my ankle and shattering my ankle,” the actor explains. “I was lying there and the adrenaline was just pumping like crazy, so it didn’t hurt like I thought it would. Then I was scoping out the situation and that’s when I saw my ankle was on top of my foot. It was at this horrible position, and then I pressed on my calf and I felt a pop. It ended up breaking in four different places.”

Porte was rushed by ambulance to the hospital, which was just the beginning of his ordeal. “There’s a very small window with this kind of injury before your leg just becomes too swollen to do surgery on,” he shares. “Since it was Friday and no one was available, I had to wait a week until I was able to have surgery, which was so much more painful than the accident.”

What followed was his recovery — months of being laid up at home in a cast. “My friends have really gotten me through this,” Porte says. “I scheduled lunch every single day with someone new and I had them walk around the block with me so I’d get stronger on crutches.” The downtime was also devoted to learning Spanish and calligraphy, plus building “the biggest LEGO set of the Taj Mahal.”

This story is from the October 22, 2018 edition of Soap Opera Digest.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

This story is from the October 22, 2018 edition of Soap Opera Digest.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

MORE STORIES FROM SOAP OPERA DIGESTView All
GREAT Expectations
Soap Opera Digest

GREAT Expectations

With A Baby And Wedding On The Way, Y&R's Camryn Grimes Is Excited About The Future

time-read
5 mins  |
November 13, 2023
thumbs up! and down!
Soap Opera Digest

thumbs up! and down!

Best Of Show Or Worse For Wear? Digest Decides.

time-read
3 mins  |
November 13, 2023
DARIN BROOKS CLARIFIES B&B STATUS
Soap Opera Digest

DARIN BROOKS CLARIFIES B&B STATUS

Darin Brooks (Wyatt, B&B) posted an update on social media after fans noticed that he was removed from the opening credits of the show he first joined in 2013.

time-read
2 mins  |
November 13, 2023
A NOVEMBER to REMEMBER
Soap Opera Digest

A NOVEMBER to REMEMBER

Your must-have guide to soaps upcoming tales.

time-read
7 mins  |
November 13, 2023
Hot Plots Preview!
Soap Opera Digest

Hot Plots Preview!

What Will Happen

time-read
3 mins  |
November 13, 2023
Y&R: VICTOR'S ULTIMATE TEST
Soap Opera Digest

Y&R: VICTOR'S ULTIMATE TEST

Victor arrives at the GCAC for a meeting with his sons that Adam has organized. \"This is all Adam's plan to prove that his dad is incompetent,\" begins Mark Grossman (Adam). \"Adam has arranged for a psychiatrist, Dr. Skelton, to be sitting nearby so he can observe Victor's behavior and make a proper diagnosis.\"

time-read
1 min  |
November 13, 2023
GH PREVIEW: DREW IS FREE!
Soap Opera Digest

GH PREVIEW: DREW IS FREE!

Carly gets a happy surprise when Drew shows up at Kelly's, having been granted an early release from Pentonville.

time-read
2 mins  |
November 13, 2023
B&B: RIDGE KEEPS MUM ABOUT ERIC
Soap Opera Digest

B&B: RIDGE KEEPS MUM ABOUT ERIC

After learning that Eric is dying, Ridge tries to make his father's life a little easier. \"Ridge told Eric he won the fashion showdown because he realizes that his father needed this,\" explains Thorsten Kaye (Ridge). \"He's in no way trying to be patronizing, and if Eric were to ever find out, I'd hope he see the love behind it. Ridge just thought it was the right thing to do.\"

time-read
1 min  |
November 13, 2023
DAYS: LI IS MURDERED!
Soap Opera Digest

DAYS: LI IS MURDERED!

Gabi and Stefan's plot to take over DiMera takes a deadly turn when he finds her kneeling over Li's body, holding a knife.

time-read
2 mins  |
November 13, 2023
BLAKE BERRIS ON NEW DAYS ROLE
Soap Opera Digest

BLAKE BERRIS ON NEW DAYS ROLE

After years of playing a gamut of wild and wonderful characters on DAYS - the quirky, obsessive Nick, a Halloween zombie, and, most recently, the gatekeeper to hell Blake Berris is tackling something new and different: a bona fide leading man. And he's finally ready to embrace it.

time-read
4 mins  |
November 13, 2023