HOLLYOAKS actress Amanda Clapham has revealed she was bitten by a wolf spider, which has left her thumb swollen and sore. The soap star took to her Instagram Story yesterday to share two close-up snaps of the creepy-crawly trapped under a glass as she tried to figure out what species it was.
In the first post, Amanda penned: "Ok this little dude just bite me. I'm still standing but had no idea spiders in this country bite.
Anyone know what it is? "Why do I always attract the bugs?!" (sic). After taking time to research the spider, the 31-year-old concluded it was a wolf spider, and although she was bitten, she was relatively unharmed. "Ok, we think wolf spider," Amanda shared. "Can I still claim to be Spiderwoman though? "I mean, it's just a bite and swollen thumb but it could still happen…".
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