Celeb SAS star Michelle Heaton reveals stomach-churning 'swamp eye' injury
ok.co.ukMichelle Heaton has revealed a stomach-churning injury sustained while filming the latest series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.The former Liberty X singer took to Instagram to share a condition in her right eye caused by by "parasites found in extremely dirty water" which she contracted on the gruelling reality TV show. "This is called 'swamp eye'," she said in a post showing her eye looking painful, red, watery and inflamed. "A year ago after returning from #saswhodareswins parasite’s found in extreme dirty water from the jungle, decided to return in my eye with me," she continued. "They lived in there & found their new home for over 3 months.
Unable to see properly.To this day my vision is still slightly blurred in my right eye." The 44 year old star recalled how she went to training to appear on last year's Dancing On Ice wearing an eye patch, only removing it shortly before the series' live shows.
She finished: "People often comment on why I have a “wonky eye” - now you know!" The Channel 4 series has already seen TOWIE star James Argent and MP Matt Hancock break down in floods of tears as the stars prove they have what it takes to make the Special Forces.
Boy band singer Siva Kaneswaran also told how he has sought therapy after suffering from "aggression" and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by taking part.
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