Don’t Rock The Boat EXCLUSIVE: Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton FAINTS after over-exerting herself during the show’s gruelling first day
Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton fainted after a particularly difficult first day on Don’t Rock The Boat.
In an exclusive clip from the opening episode, which is set to air on Monday night, the athlete, 40, falls unconscious after overexerting herself during the expedition.
Detailing her competitive nature before collapsing, Victoria explained: ‘I think I am always blessed and cursed with the mentality to always push myself. If I disappoint myself I feel really annoyed.’
Shocking: Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton fainted after over-exerting herself during the show’s gruelling expedition in an exclusive clip from the show’s first episode
Victoria was then seen with the medical team who are on hand to assist the group, as she told them about a pain she felt in her arm whenever she tried to pull the oar towards her.
‘It’s right in there,’ she explained, pointing to her forearm. ‘I feel like when I apply force with my legs I can’t push hard enough.
‘The more I go the worse it’s getting, which is frustrating because they need me.’
Victoria’s fellow contestants Jodie Kidd, Tom Watson, and Craig Charles were still rowing the boat, with Tom saying: ‘She seemed to be in a lot of pain, we might have lost her.’
Candid: Detailing her competitive nature, Victoria explained: ‘I think I am always blessed and cursed with the mentality to always push myself. If I disappoint myself I feel really annoyed’
Issues: Victoria was then seen with the medical team assisting the group, as she told them about a pain she felt in her arm whenever she tried to pull the oar towards her
Back with the medical team, Victoria was seen taking a turn for the worse as she told them she didn’t ‘feel well all of a sudden’.
The medics asked if she meant she wanted to vomit, but the track cyclist suddenly collapsed and had to be carried to the ground as she shook involuntarily.
Put into the recovery position, Victoria was monitored by the medics as they let her rest for a few hours in order to regain her strength.
One medic said: ‘Victoria’s starting to feel faint in the early stages of the expedition, if they’re not drinking, eating, resting properly it’s going to have a marked effect on them.
Collapsing: Victoria was seen taking a turn for the worse as she told them she didn’t ‘feel well all of a sudden’ before she began to faint
Fainting: The track cyclist suddenly collapsed and had to be laid out on the boat as she shook involuntarily, she was then put in a recovery position
‘I think Victoria is going to have a prolonged rest, after having some hours of sleep, something to eat and drink then we’ll see how we’re getting on.’
Victoria stars on the show alongside eleven other celebrities including Fleur East, Jodie, Jack Fincham, Craig, Kimberley Wyatt, and Adam Thomas.
Don’t Rock The Boat sees two groups of celebrities race from Land’s End to John O’Groats with the show hosted by Freddie Flintoff and AJ Odudu.
Don’t Rock The Boat starts tonight at 9pm on ITV.
Pushed too hard: One medic said of Victoria, and her fellow stars: ‘If they’re not drinking, eating, resting properly it’s going to have a marked effect on them’
One to watch: Victoria stars alongside eleven other celebrities including Fleur East, Jodie Kidd, Jack Fincham, Craig Charles, Kimberley Wyatt, Tom Watson, and Adam Thomas