‘Our fantastic NHS!’ Ross Kemp looks unrecognisable after WASP attack leaves him with a swollen face as he thanks doctors for treating his injury
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He’s visited some of the most dangerous territories across the globe.
But Ross Kemp has experienced a new perilous interaction in the UK as he suffered a brutal wasp attack which left him with extreme facial swelling on Monday.
The former EastEnders actor, 56, looked almost unrecognisable as he posted a clip of his face online and thanked the NHS for coming to the rescue.
Wasp attack: Ross Kemp showed his horrendous facial swelling to his social media followers as a result of a wasp attack on Monday
He entered a loft space on Monday but was unaware that wasps were in the vicinity, so they became aggressive from the disturbance.
The insects reacted by stinging Ross several times, causing his face to swell tremendously and leaving him with a protruding lip.
He said in an honest video posted to Twitter: ‘I look like Mick Jagger don’t I, well that’s what happens when you get stung by three or four wasps in the nasal and lip area.
Taken by surprise: The investigative journalist, 56, entered a loft space, unaware that he had disturbed a group of wasps and was subsequently stung at least three times around his mouth
‘Be careful of those critters, don’t go upsetting them by opening up a loft space without asking their permission first.’
The TV hard-man had to go to hospital to try and reduce the inflammation, and he thanked the NHS for doing a ‘fantastic’ job and helping remedy his injury.
Ross made a dad joke in reference to Mick Jagger’s famed song ‘I can’t get no satisfaction’ as he served up a comical pout similar to his rock-star lookalike.
Hospital visit: Ross showcased his engorged lip and joked that he looked like Mick Jagger before visiting hospital where he thanked the NHS for treating him
He said: ‘Now being seen by our fantastic NHS. A very cool doctor’s just given me hydrocortisone, hopefully that’s gonna bring it down a bit.’
‘I just can’t get no satisfaction, ow, it hurts a bit.’
In April this year, the TV tough guy sparked outrage after he began filming an NHS documentary in an intensive care unit towards the start of the coronavirus outbreak.
Ross was kitted out with PPE masks to stop the spread of the virus, but he still made the decision to push ahead with the documentary despite the apparent health risks.
He posted a clip of himself wearing a mask while at the Milton Keynes Hospital during filming and the show subsequently aired in late April on ITV.
Ross told his followers: ‘I’ve just been fitted for PPE and we’re about to go into an intensive care unit at Milton Keynes Hospital to witness the incredible efforts of medics treating Covid 19 patients. Please note we won’t be depleting the hospital’s PPE stock#COVID19 #coronavirus #nhs.’
On the frontline: Ross filmed a documentary at the intensive care unit at the Milton Keynes hospital where he investigated how the NHS are responding to the coronavirus pandemic
He added: ‘I want to make it clear to everybody out there, even though we’re using NHS masks, we’re actually replacing those with the ones we have brought.
‘They are exactly the same standard and the Health Trusts are happy we are doing that. The reason we are wearing the same masks as the ones the doctors and nurses are wearing is so we don’t cause any alarm to the patients, so it’s about reassurance.
‘But I can assure you we are not taking anything from the NHS’.
The show received over 6,000 tweets from concerned citizens who slammed the TV star for his ‘tasteless’ and ‘irresponsible’ decision to film in the ICU.
Not happy: Ross’ new documentary received 6,000 tweets from citizens who branded him ‘tasteless’ and ‘irresponsible’ for filming at a hospital in the middle of a pandemic
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