Boyfriend of The Young and the Restless Star Kelli Goss Suffers Horrific Accident

She didn’t live long enough to become an on-screen Newman, but Kelli Goss – who played Noah’s ill-fated fiancé Courtney on The Young and the Restless – has gone on to have quite a career. Now, alas, some real-life drama has come into her life.

Goss, who has landed a lead role in the Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory) pilot The United States of Al, reports that her boyfriend Justin Wilmers, an attorney, suffered some severe injuries after a snowboarding excursion near Big Bear around Valentine’s Day went awry.

Wilmers is finaly home and on the mend, but he has, per Goss’ Instagram post, five broken ribs, a punctured and collapsed lung, and some bruised kidneys.

“We were originally told it was much worse,” Goss explains, “so having a chest tube put in, being transported by ambulance to a trauma hospital, and having to spend a few days here has been the best case scenario.

“Having the person I depend on and turn to for strength need me to be strong (read: tearless) and to tell him everything is going to be okay when the words ‘life threatening’ and ‘could lead to fatality’ are being used in the room after thinking it was just a few knocked up ribs was something I can’t explain.

“I thank God He gave me the strength to do so and that He kept this guy safe. The scariest day of my life if I’m being honest, but luckily he didn’t know that. We are so blessed this whole thing has taken a better turn and that the doctors found his organs to all be in working order!

“We are beyond thankful for the wonderful care he’s received, our families, friends and everyone who has reached out with well wishes, who have visited, called, brought us outside food and prayed for a quick recovery,” Goss continued. “Please keep them coming so we’ll get to come home soon!”

Soap Hub wishes Wilmers a continued and speedy recovery. You can see both her Instagram posts below. The Young and the Restless airs weekdays. Check local listings for air times.