Donna Preston reveals she did Scared Of The Dark because she could go blind due to health condition
‘I could lose my sight’: Donna Preston reveals heartbreaking reason why she signed up for reality show Scared Of The Dark
Donna Preston revealed the real reason she went on Scared Of The Dark on Tuesday night’s episode.
The 36-year-old actress explained that she had a rare health condition that could cause her to lose her sight.
After spending the night in the black hole together, Donna opened up to her co-star Scarlett Moffatt.
She revealed she had a rare condition that causes a buildup of too much fluid in her brain.
As a result, she has to have a lumbar puncture three times a year, during which a doctor inserts a needle into her spine to drain the excess fluid.
Emotional: Donna Preston revealed the real reason she went on Scared Of The Dark on Tuesday night’s episode
Scary: The actress, 36, explained she had a rare health condition that could cause her to lose her sight
Donna explained to Scarlett that the condition could cause her to lose her sight over time.
Speaking in the vault, she became emotional as she said, “I could lose my sight.” This is hard, this is really hard.’
She added, “This is the main reason I chose to do this, because of this condition, because one day I could lose my sight.”
Elsewhere in the episode, Chris Eubank was hit with a wave of backlash after refusing to participate in the challenges.
The former boxer, 56, was increasingly isolating himself from the other contestants.
In a challenge with Max George, he moodily stopped playing halfway through after losing several rounds in a row.
Chris then refused to participate in another challenge that Max would win some time in the light.
The other celebrities tried unsuccessfully to convince him, stating that he “bows to no one.”
Blasted: Elsewhere in the episode, Chris Eubank was hit with a wave of backlash after refusing to participate in the challenges
Not impressed: The new Channel 4 show went on Tuesday night and saw tensions rise among the celebs as they continue to live close quarters in complete darkness
And viewers watching at home were unimpressed by his actions and took to Twitter to tell him to play the game or leave.
One of them said, “Chris Eubank is actually a seriously mean human being. The man is a narcissist. How horrible he really is to these people.’
A second added, “Sulky kid in the body of a 56-year-old man #ScaredOfTheDark.”
A third repeated: ‘Why is Chris Eubank (a grown man) allowed to endanger other players because he is a petulant child?
“You signed the contract. Get on it, mate. I only went to watch this tonight and I don’t know how this group treats him.”
A fourth wrote: ‘I’ve always found Chris Eubank odd, but he’s mad at this on a different level. He’s mentally unstable.’
A fifth suggested: ‘I hope someone gets a chance to buy time in the light for Chris Eubank and then refuses to do it like he did with Max’.
While a sixth added: ‘Chris Eubank banging about manners etc and he’s the rudest person out there #ScaredOfTheDark’.
Backlash: And viewers watching at home were unimpressed by his actions and took to Twitter to tell him to play the game or leave
A seventh said: ‘Chris Eubank is ap****. Don’t want to play the game? Don’t go to the show.’
And an eighth agreed, saying, “I don’t think @ChrisEubank should have received his payment for #ScaredOfTheDark on @Channel4 because he’s not playing the game. Made himself pathetic’.
Despite calls to leave by fans and by his fellow bunker celebrities, Chris insisted he would not leave the show.
He told me? Running away from a game?’ before declaring, “I’m not afraid of anything!”