Alert – Steph McGovern ‘rushed to medics after crashing into a CLIFF during intense challenge on Celebrity Bear Hunt – with host Holly Willoughby close to tears amid horror incident’ – News Alerts

Steph McGovern was reportedly rushed to medics after crashing into a cliff during an intense challenge on competition TV show, Bear Hunt.

Billed as ‘the ultimate survival challenge’, the Netflix programme sees a group of unlikely celebrities get dropped into the Central American jungle as prey for one of the world’s most fearsome predators – Bear Grylls.

However, the show proved to be particularly dangerous for presenter Steph, 42, as a shock incident saw her almost break her nose after swinging face-first into a cliff face, reports The Sun.

Steph is said to have been struggled to walk after being covered in bruises, while at one point there were fears she may have been concussed.

The horror smash is also said to have left host Holly Willoughby fighting back tears amid Steph’s ordeal, with there being concerns that the journalist wouldn’t be able to continue.

Luckily for the star, she was deemed fit to continue 24 hours later, though her injury was still visible in the trailer as she was seen with a plaster across her nose.

Steph McGovern was reportedly rushed to medics after crashing into a cliff during an intense challenge on competition TV show, Celebrity Bear Hunt

The horror smash is said to have left host Holly Willoughby [pictured] fighting back tears amid Steph’s ordeal, with there being concerns that the journalist wouldn’t be able to continue

The show proved to be particularly dangerous for presenter Steph, 42, as a shock incident saw her almost break her nose after swinging face-first into a cliff face

A source told the publication: ‘Not only was it terrifying for Steph, but for everyone watching – cast, crew and Holly included.

‘Holly was visibly shaken and close to tears, and at one point could be seen covering her face with her hands.

‘It was touch and go about whether Steph would have to leave on medical grounds, so she was monitored for the next 24 hours. But Steph is a trooper – she was determined to stay and luckily for her, she was given the green light to continue.’

have contacted representatives for Steph and Netflix for comment.

Steph wasn’t the only celebrity to be in danger on the show, as it was recently revealed that interior designer Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen nearly died during the filming of the Netflix show after a freak accident.

During filming in Costa Rica in May last year, Laurence was among celebrities taking part in a water challenge and was told to leap from a boat into the river.

Sources say that he became entangled in a bungee rope and got stuck underneath the boat.

Steph is said to have been struggled to walk after being covered in bruises, while at one point there were fears she may have been concussed

‘It was touch and go about whether Steph would have to leave on medical grounds, so she was monitored for the next 24 hours’

He was dragged underwater for several heart-stopping minutes before being pulled to safety by members of the team supervising the stunt, and lost consciousness.

Laurence, 59, was then resuscitated on the shore by survival expert and former Chief Scout Bear Grylls, who is ‘hunting’ the celebrities in the show.

A source told : ‘Laurence was very shaken as was everyone. He said that he thought he was a goner.

‘It was a very serious situation and at the time we thought that maybe Netflix wouldn’t show what happened because it was that bad, but now it looks as if it will be in the programme.

‘Netflix were very very apologetic about it afterwards.’

During filming in Costa Rica in May last year, Laurence was among celebrities taking part in a water challenge and was told to leap from a boat into the river

Sources say that he became entangled in a bungee rope and got stuck underneath the boat. He was dragged underwater for several heart-stopping minutes before being pulled to safety by members of the team supervising the stunt, and lost consciousness

The show, which is presented by Holly Willoughby and is streaming from February 5th, sees 12 celebrities taking part in challenges in the jungle, including former tennis champion Boris Becker, Strictly’s Shirley Ballas, Spice Girl Mel B and model Lottie Moss.

In a trailer released this week, Mel B says that the experience is ‘terrifying.’

Earlier this month there were reports of a feud among the celebrities which reportedly escalated to the point where show bosses called a meeting to try and calm tensions.

In the show Bear Grylls hunts the stars down in a ‘game of cat and mouse’ and if they are captured then they are eliminated.

British Victoria’s Secret model Leomie Anderson will be on the show as will retired English rugby union player Danny Cipriani, TV personality Big Zuu, actor Una Healey from The Saturdays, actors Kola Bokinni and Joe Thomasand TV presenter Steph McGovern.

Flamboyant Laurence went to Alleyn’s school in Dulwich, South East London and graduated from the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts.

Laurence was then resuscitated on the shore by survival expert and former Chief Scout Bear Grylls, who is ‘hunting’ the celebrities in the show

A source told : ‘Laurence was very shaken as was everyone. He said that he thought he was a goner. It was a very serious situation and at the time we thought that maybe Netflix wouldn’t show what happened because it was that bad’

Laurence clutched onto his co-star Steph McGovern following the freak accident

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He lives in Gloucestershire with his wife Jackie, their two daughters, their daughters husbands and four grandchildren. He said in a recent interview that the house has been split so that each part of the family can enjoy ‘complete autonomy.’

Adventurer Bear Grylls is a former SAS trooper who fronted various wilderness survival formats including Man Vs Wild, Running Wild with Bear Grylls and The Island with Bear Grylls.

Bear Hunt’s presenter Holly Willoughby quit her role on This Morning in 2023 after being alerted to a kidnap rape and murder plotted by ‘obsessed’ security guard Gavin Plumb.

He was convicted in July last year and sentenced to life with a minimum of 15 years. She has since presented Dancing on Ice and You Bet! And moved house.

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