Influencer says she is left unable to WALK after she stood in a bucket of ice and salt for online ‘challenge’ that turned her feet black and nearly required her toes to be amputated

An influencer has said she was left unable to walk after standing in a bucket of ice and salt for an online ‘challenge’ that left her feet black and almost requiring the amputation of her toes.

Reality TV star MC Thammy, real name is Thammy Caroline, suffered first and second degree burns after filming herself taking part in the ill-advised viral trend in front of her two million followers with friends in Recife, Brazil, earlier this month.

“We spent 15 minutes with our feet on the ice with coarse salt,” she says about the horrors of April 6. ‘When I took my foot out, I’ve never felt so much pain in my life. Three of my toes turned black when they came out of the ice bucket.”

Thammy was treated at a clinic where she says she was told she was at risk of thrombosis and that she could have developed necrosis if she had stayed on the ice for another minute.

She can’t put pressure on her feet and says she now gets around the house by being dragged in a plastic lawn chair by her mother, who pushes her from room to room.

“Wheelchairs are for the weak,” she said defiantly. ‘We just only have chairs.’

After receiving treatment at a clinic, Thammy returned to the reality show but had to go to hospital due to severe pain in her feet.

She said: ‘My foot started to swell a lot. I left there and went to the hospital. In the hospital the doctor said there was a risk of thrombosis and the other said that if I had stayed another minute my toes could have died.’

Thammy added: ‘I had first-degree burns on the outside and second-degree burns on the inside of both feet.’

And she has now told how her mother wheels her from her bedroom to her living room in a bar chair on wheels.

She also praised her mother for taking care of her and caring for her, saying, “Do you understand how much I love you? I keep thinking about who I wanted to be when I grew up.

“And I think I wanted to be you. I don’t know how you can be such a good person and I don’t understand why so many things happen to us. But my God, I love you so much, my sister. You have no idea.’

MC Thammy and her two male friends Teus Neiff and Artur Braz all suffered burns after attempting the challenge in Pernambuco, Brazil.

The trio had their feet submerged in a bucket of ice and coarse salt, which resulted in their toes turning black as they were reduced to tears in pain.

The endurance challenge for the reality show ‘N1 Influencers’ was presented on April 6 by singer Anderson Neiff, known for promoting challenges for his followers.

According to the singer, the entire challenge was carried out under the supervision of a firefighter.

During the challenge, the three influencers held their feet in a bucket of ice with salt for fifteen minutes as a silly test of physical and mental resistance.

However, the results were immediately alarming. Shortly after the end of the ‘test’, the participants experienced acute and painful reactions resulting in significant burns.

As a result, they almost had to have their limbs amputated.

On social media, the influencers revealed their suffering through videos in which they cried and showed their severe burns and blisters on their feet.

Artur Braz, another influencer who was present in the online reality show, also suffered burns on his feet.

On his Instagram, he posted videos in the hospital saying he had to be admitted, in addition to showing a series of blisters on his feet.

Anderson said in a statement on Instagram: “As soon as they removed their feet, they started screaming a lot. [saying] it burned, they cried a lot.

“I was in shock and the fireman said, ‘No, it’s OK, just put him in front of the fan’.”

The two men were helped and taken to private hospitals.

Thammy reportedly returned to the house where the challenge was filmed, but also had to be taken to hospital due to severe foot pain.

She said on Instagram: ‘I asked the doctor, ‘Is there a risk of losing my toe?’ It felt like I felt it.

‘Three of my toes turned black when I took them out of the bucket, and he said ‘yes’ and told me I was at risk of thrombosis.’

Thammy, who quit the reality show, and Teus, who continues in the competition, were reportedly discharged on Sunday and are receiving home care.

Artur is reportedly still in hospital at Hospital Real Portugues, in the center of Recife.

His current health status so far remains unknown.

Anderson, in turn, took responsibility for the incident.

In a public statement, he expressed his regret over the incident and pledged full support to the victims, including reimbursement of necessary medical expenses.

He said: ‘I take the blame because I came up with the idea for the challenge.

‘Unfortunately the firefighter did not warn me of what could have happened.

“I sincerely apologize for taking on this challenge by hiring an unprepared firefighter.”

Anderson also shared on Instagram a video of Teus being carried home with bandaged feet, and talked about his health condition.

He added: ‘The doctor said he won’t be able to walk for three days.’