STEPH McGovern was forced to make an emergency dash to a fire station to remove her ring after her finger swelled to three times its normal size.
The Channel 4 presenter slammed her finger in a door frame, prompting the digit to go purple and balloon - leaving her silver band wedged painfully.
After unsuccessfully trying soap and water, ice and a ribbon to dislodge the ring, she called Harrogate fire brigade who advised her to come in.
Here, a team of four firefighters cut off the offending bit of jewellery. Last night a source said: "Poor Steph was horrified to see her finger swelling by the minute. "She was Googling various remedies to try and get it off but to no avail.
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