Gus Kenworthy reveals he ‘begged’ to come back after terrible health problem in ‘Special Forces’ (Exclusive)

by Gus Kenworthy stumble Special forces – the toughest test in the world It arrived earlier than anyone expected. While completing a task on the Feb. 15 episode, he began coughing repeatedly after experiencing a “horrible sensation” in his chest. The cough did not subside and it was quickly determined that the Olympic skier was having an anaphylactic reaction. He received treatment, but had to be removed from the show due to his medical condition. hollywood life spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Gus about his health and his time on the show.

“I wanted to go back,” Gus said. “A few minutes after they gave me the epinephrine, I was completely fine and feeling normal, completely sober, breathing fine. I was like, ‘Oh, I want to go back. They said, ‘You can’t go back. There’s a risk of repeating anaphylaxis and we can’t do that.’”

Gus admitted that the whole situation was very brief. He received adrenaline 10 minutes after his reaction. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and spent 24 hours under observation.

“I felt fine. I was fine even before I got into the ambulance,” she said. hollywood life. “Epinephrine fixed it, but there was only one recurrence of anaphylaxis. They couldn’t make me go back. I asked and sort of begged for it, but they said there was no way.

To this day, the 31-year-old still doesn’t know what exactly he was allergic to. “But I think and I’m very sure it was something in the water,” he said. “The water itself had been there since before the first day. We all had to crawl through this filthy mud, into the water, onto the sand and back into the water. It was 120 degrees outside. That water was stagnant and growing with bacteria. I feel like there was something in the water, like mold or some kind of bacteria that had grown. When I jumped once, I unknowingly ingested some and my body went into anaphylaxis.

If I had the chance to try Special forces again, the Olympian admitted he probably would have jumped at the chance. “It wasn’t a fun experience, but looking back, I think I could have prepared better, obviously knowing what to expect,” he said. hollywood life. “I think the whole show, the whole experience was designed to push each person to their limits. Even if I got into it, I think I’d end up being pushed by DS in a different way than I was before and end up learning something new about myself. I think I probably would. It sucked to do that. Every day was brutal, but by the end of the experience, I felt better for doing it.”

The famous recruits faced a number of brutal tasks during their time on the show. Gus noted that the tear gas task was “the worst thing” he had to deal with. “But I think the hardest thing for me was pushing the jeep,” he added. “I think on TV it didn’t really translate, but it wasn’t like pushing a car that was in neutral and you’re pushing. It didn’t move. The tires were flat. There was so much sand. With each step, his feet sank into the sand. The Jeep barely moved. I thought I gave all my energy, but you moved the car 10 feet. Special forces – the toughest test in the world Airs Wednesdays on FOX.

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