Christopher Maloney has revealed that being bitten by a spider during a recent holiday in Turkey left him fighting for his life. The X Factor star, who had been enjoying a romantic getaway with his partner Gary Donan, had to be resuscitated after his heart stopped beating twice as a result of anaphylactic shock.
Speaking to MailOnline, the 39-year-old singer revealed: ‘It was a very terrifying experience and thought I was actually going to die.’ Admitting that the bite on the head was so painful that he initially thought he’d been hit with a crowbar, Christopher explained: ‘I was at the beach and decided to head back to hotel so started to walk then I felt like I got hit at back of head whilst walking to get cab.
‘I then felt sick and dizzy and I felt like I was hit again at back of head. I fell to the floor and started to shake and my throat started to close over and I went into anaphylactic shock then I passed out.’
Christopher revealed that his life was saved by a fellow holidaymaker, Mandy Fisher, who gave him mouth to mouth and heart compressions in a bid to save his life until the emergency services arrived and rushed him to hospital.
The star – who died twice during the ordeal as his heart stopped – was put on a heart machine inside the hospital, before being kept in for observation.
Christopher was also unable to fly home for two weeks as he was having continual blackouts throughout the day after his ordeal.
The Liverpudlian crooner has kept his ordeal a secret until now, as he admitted he didn’t want to worry his parents or loved ones with the news until he was feeling better. Since the incident, Christopher – who always suffered with arachnophobia – admitted his fear has increased, and he now runs away from any spiders that cross his path.
Yet with a new lust for life, the CBB star revealed that he is desperate to track down Mandy Fisher, the holiday maker who saved his life, and is hoping the public will help him get in contact.
‘I would love to see her to personally thank her for saving my life,’ Christoper explained, ‘she was an angel.’
