Desperate Housewives star Jesse Metcalfe has broken his fool leg after falling 40 feet off a hotel balcony in France. Jesse was knocked unconscious, rushed to the hospital and then flown to London to be re-examined where doctors confirmed he broke his fibula.

The actor was in Monte Carlo to host the World Music Awards and slipped as he was headed back to his hotel to change clothes after a raging after-party.

The actor’s spokesman told The Sun last night: “Jesse knows he’s had a very lucky escape. The accident could have been fatal.”