Hugh Jackman Injured in Oprah Appearance

Hugh Jackman sustained a minor facial injury while making a dramatic entrance to a taping of Oprah Winfrey's talk show at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday.

The Australian actor, 42, flew on a zip-line cable from the top sail of the famous landmark down to the stage, but hit the brakes too late, flipped up into a lighting rig and injured his right eye.

Winfrey immediately called for a break in filming, as paramedics rushed to the stage – but the injury was minor, and People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive 2008 was able to continue with his appearance after being tended to.

"That's gonna swell," said Winfrey, 56, as Jackman returned with a small piece of tape under his eye and a visible bruise beneath it. The actor then headed down into the front row to comfort his son, Oscar, 10, who was upset by the accident.

"That was so much fun until the end," he said. Referring the Winfrey's previous guest, he added with a laugh: "Bono was meant to do this, but they couldn't afford the insurance."

Jackman was at pains to make clear it was not the stunt team's fault. He had had a successful practice run earlier, but said he was distracted by the 6,000-strong crowd. "I came down waving to everyone, looking over Sydney Harbor, saw my dad, the kids and you, went to pull the brake and then boing," he explained to Winfrey. "Totally my bad."

"God he hit that hard," Winfrey told the audience later. "Ooooh, we're gonna see that on the news. Over and over and over again. 'Hugh injured today. Ziplining on Oprah.' "

Jackman later returned for a stunning finale, singing "I Still Call Australia Home" with the Qantas Children's Choir. He was joined by fellow guest Olivia Newton-John, then Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman and finally Russell Crowe as the crowd unfurled a gigantic Australian flag over their heads.

Mishaps aside, Winfrey said she's loved her time in Australia. "No matter what we show you, it does not compare to actually being here," she told her TV viewers. "I will be back."

Oprah Winfrey: Her Biggest Give Away Surprise Yet

After 25 years on the air and treating countless audience members to extravagant gifts, it takes a lot for Oprah Winfrey to surprise people anymore.

So she's sending them across the world.

Winfrey, 56, made the surprise announcement on the first episode of her farewell season on Monday that she'll send 300 of her "ultimate" fans on an eight-day trip to Australia this December.

"I wanted to kick off my 25th season in a big way and I've heard Australia is the ultimate adventure," she said in a statement. "It's one of the places I've always wanted to visit, and who better to take with me … than some of my most loyal viewers."

The Sydney Opera House will also play host to the Oprah show on Dec. 14 for a taping in front of thousands of Aussie fans.

Her emotional audience screamed, cried and jumped up and down in response to the announcement, waving miniature Australian flags.

A Treat for Oprah

But the fans weren't the only ones to be blindsided. After opening the show with a dance with John Travolta, Winfrey was shocked by two surprise guests during her season premiere.

Back when Oprah first hit the air, Don Johnson turned down the opportunity to appear on the show, so the host changed the episode to feature everyday people instead. She jokingly asked Johnson on air to return the rhinestone glasses that she'd sent to him.

"I know it's taken me about 24 years to get these back to you," said Johnson as he emerged from backstage, wearing the bejeweled frames in the season premiere. "Now for clarity, I was shooting 18 or 20 hours a day at the time – it's not that I didn't want to come," he added with a smile. "But I understand things are going okay."

Then, at the end of the episode, a tearful Winfrey watched as Paul Simon serenaded her with a song about her 25 years on the air.

Quipped the choked-up host: "I'm gonna have to stop that surprise thing!"

Kylie Minogue & Company Provide Australia with 'Sound Relief'

International pop star Kylie Minogue was uncharacteristically dressed down for her performance at the Sound Relief concert to benefit those left devastated after the Australian bushfires.

The Australian native made a point to tell the audience of her pared down performance, "I don't have a band, I don't have dancers, in fact there ain't one feather on me tonight." And with that, the singer sang "I Still Call Australia Home."

Other performers at the event included Taylor Swift, Jack Johnson and Chris Martin from Coldplay, who played "Viva La Vida" and then "Yellow," at which time yellow balloons were released into the crowd.

Barry Gibb and Olivia Newton John also performed at the relief concert event which took place in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.