Paula Deen accidentally hit with ham

ATLANTA -- Celebrity chef Paula Deen got an unexpected serving of ham -- across her face.

The Food Network star was helping unload 25,000 pounds of donated meat for an Atlanta food bank Monday when someone threw one of the hams like a football and accidentally smacked her.

Deen tells WGCL-TV: "I thought it busted my lip, but it didn't."

Though smiles and laughter, Deen added: "I'm OK. It just knocked me for a little bit."

She says she was unloading hams when she tossed one to a man, who then said "Back at ya." Thinking he meant it only as a sentiment, she turned around to get another ham when the errant swine came at her.

"He really meant, 'Back at ya.'"

Later, she tweeted: "I haven't met the ham that could stop me yet!"