A bruised Rudy Giuliani returned to his show in an upper body brace after being released from hospital following a serious car crash.

The former New York City mayor sounded upbeat as he joked about his harness-like brace, but admitted he was still in pain and remains 'injured pretty badly.'

Giuliani suffered a number of injuries including a fractured vertebrae in his neck, lacerations to his upper body and an injured left arm and lower leg.

As he sat in his hefty brace opposite his America's Mayor Live show co-host Ted Goodman, Giuliani said: 'I like this outfit. This may become permanent.'

Goodman replied: 'It is similar to football equipment, if you’ve played hockey or football or one of those sports.'