Channel 4 series in Jordan. Former Brookside star Jennifer, 39, said: “After I jumped from a helicopter, I hit my ribs and then I could feel a pain in my side. READ MORE: Strictly's Maisie Smith admits hair was falling out in 'clumps' on Celebrity SAS “When I got back to the UK it was getting worse, so I went to A&E.“They told me, ‘You’ve got broken ribs, blood in your lung and a bleeding spleen’.
The infection in my lung was really nasty.”Jennifer was kept in hospital for three days and given vital intravenous antibiotics so she wouldn’t need an operation.She added: “It was really quite bad.”Jennifer then had to endure months of agonising recovery.She said: “It was really painful for a very long time.
I was sitting in bed laid flat.“I couldn’t take a deep breath, so I had to blow into a machine.”Despite her ordeal, Jennifer is glad she did the show.She said: “The only way I can describe this show is inhumane.
There were times when I worried about dying.“I was thinking ‘What they’re doing to us cannot be legal’.“It was the worst pain imaginable.“But the reward was life-changing.
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