Leticia Cline shares a heartfelt health update after a severe 2025 car accident with Mike Wolfe, revealing her recovery journey and recent surgery.
- February 15, 2026
AceShowbiz - Leticia Cline endured a devastating car accident in 2025 alongside her partner, Mike Wolfe, star of the hit reality show American Pickers. Months after the traumatic event, she opened up to fans with an important health update on social media, revealing details about her recovery and recent surgery.
Leticia Cline is widely recognized as a journalist and model, having worked as an interviewer for TNA Wrestling and Maxim Magazine. Reality TV followers may also recall her appearance on the fifth season of Beauty and the Geek. She and Mike Wolfe frequently share glimpses of their life together on social platforms, including a 2024 post showing them on the set of Day of Reckoning.
The couple’s September 2025 crash was severe. Both suffered serious injuries after being hit by another vehicle. While Mike Wolfe sustained facial injuries, Leticia Cline faced a much more complicated recovery. She suffered a dislocated jaw, broken sternum and ribs, a bruised spine, and a collapsed lung.
Recently, Leticia Cline posted an Instagram Stories update showing bandages wrapped around her chest as she lifted her shirt. She humorously mentioned undergoing surgery for new implants, which had been ruptured in the crash. She explained, “Yesterday was ‘New Tits Tuesday.’ I had an implant ruptured during the wreck and we had to wait till all the broken bones in my chest were healed to do surgery to fix it. Can’t Google these new puppies.”
Following the accident, Mike Wolfe spoke candidly with TV Insider about the impact the crash had on both of them. When asked about Leticia Cline’s current condition, he praised her resilience, saying, “I’ve watched her go through her journey with such dignity and strength. When she puts her mind to do something, there is absolutely no one who can stand in her way.” The couple shares a mutual passion for picking antiques, and Mike Wolfe noted that she has been traveling with him on his road trips for years.
He also emphasized how much more difficult the recovery was for Leticia Cline compared to himself, given the extent of her injuries. Mike Wolfe recounted, “She broke her jaw in three places, her ribs, her intercostal nerves. She had a partially collapsed lung. It’s funny we were in a little 1958 Porsche and a drunk driver hit us in an Escalade.”
The ordeal has clearly been challenging, but both have shown incredible strength throughout the healing process. Fans and followers have expressed support and admiration for Leticia Cline’s toughness and positive attitude amid such a difficult recovery.
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