Paula Abdul speaks out about over broken nose

'American Idol' judge Paula Abdul has spoken out for the first time since "breaking her nose" in a weekend fall, revealing she also fractured her toe.

The clumsy former pop star tripped over her pet chihuahua, Tulip, at home over the weekend, and is now nursing a series of fractures.

She tells Extra: "I took a nasty fall... trying not to hurt my dog... I tore cartilage... I bruised myself on my arm, that's nothing... my chest, my waist all the way down to my hip. All from my little chubby Tulip.

"I saw her... I just remember saying, 'Oh my God, I'm going to do a face plant!' It hurt so bad! "I screamed like a little baby would scream. I fractured my toe as well." But brave Abdul won't be sitting out of the Idol finale tonight.

Fellow Idol judge Simon Cowell says, "We'll have a huge bowl of ice just to make sure the swelling isn't too bad." The British music mogul admits he has yet to speak to Abdul about her mishap - because she literally can't get to the phone.
He adds, "Apparently, she can't get close to the phone because of what's on her nose. That's what I've heard."