Viewers of SAS: Who Dares Win were left slightly baffled on Sunday night's episode (20th Jan) after seemingly capable Laura Bird handed in her arm band and quit the show. There didn't seem to be much explanation for why she left, compared to others who also left.
However, the 25-year-old has now alleged that there was much more to her exit than met the eye, taking to Facebook to blast show producers who left out the real reason for her leaving the show.
Sharing a photo of herself in hospital, Laura wrote on Facebook, 'I need to clear a few things up here that Channel 4 failed to mention... Two hours after I handed my number in, I was AIR LIFTED to Santiago hospital with acute appendicitis.
'Once I got to the hospital, I had emergency surgery to have my appendix removed. Had I have carried on and not handed my number in, my appendix would have almost definitely burst. And I would have definitely come pretty close to being in a box in the ground.'
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Netflix 2019 shows - stacked
1 of 8Nightflyers
Based on a short book, set in the future, Nightflyers follows a crew of explorers on a journey on the most advanced ship in the galaxy, The Nightflyer. As they near their destination, they discover their ship might actually be taking them towards deadly and unspeakable horrors!
2 of 8Star Trek: Discovery Season 2
Star Trek: Discovery is back for another series! The first season of Star Trek: Discovery featured a new ship, new characters, and new missions, while staying true to the original franchise.
3 of 8The Umbrella Academy
Based on a popular, award-winning comics and graphic novels, The Umbrella Academy follows forty-three babies who are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women. Seven of the children are adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves, a billionaire industrialist, however as teenagers the family becomes fractured.
4 of 8The Rain Season 2
The first season of The Rain was released in 2018 and has been so successful it's back once again in 2019. The Rain is set six years after a brutal virus carried by the rain wipes out almost all humans in Scandinavia. However, two Danish siblings have survived and emerge from the safety of their bunker to find all remnants of civilisation gone.
5 of 8Our Planet
Our Planet was filmed over four years, and combines the spectacular photography of Planet Earth with an unprecedented look at the planet's remaining wilderness areas and their animal inhabitants.
6 of 8ELITE Season 2
ELITE returns for another season in 2019. Following the children at Las Encinas, the best and most exclusive school in Spain, in the first season viewers got to see what happened when three working class kids were admitted to the elite school after their academy was destroyed by an earthquake.
7 of 8Disenchantment Season 2
From the creator of The Simpsons, Disenchantment returns for a second season. This adult animated comedy fantasy series was super popular earlier this year and returns for Netflix in 2019.
8 of 8Stranger Things 3
Another popular Netflix series that we can watch is Stranger Things 3.
She added, 'I handed it in because I was physically unable to continue. I handed it in because I was in too much pain to stand up or walk...(appendicitis feels like Anthony Joshua is kicking you in ribs. Repeatedly. Whilst on your period).' [sic]
A spokesperson for the show told The Sun, "The recruits’ health and wellbeing is treated with the utmost importance and qualified health practitioners are on hand if required during and after filming.
"After leaving the course, our medical team did their usual checks and diagnosed Laura with suspected appendicitis. The appropriate action was taken and immediate medical care provided. Her condition was monitored and she returned to the UK when she was considered fit to travel."
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