Bear Grylls suffers almost deadly allergic reaction to bee sting while filming new show

The survivalist had to be rescued by paramedics during production of ‘Treasure Island’

Bear Grylls has suffered an almost deadly allergic reaction to a bee sting while filming his new show Treasure Island.

The survivalist had to be rescued by paramedics on an island in the Pacific Ocean.

Brain surgeon Mano Shanmuganathan, who is appearing in the forthcoming reality series, said paramedics rushed to treat Grylls to prevent him from going into potentially fatal anaphylactic shock.

“The irony of Bear the survivalist being stung, having the potential of an allergic reaction, and needing to be treated with an EpiPen, was a bizarre moment,” he told the Daily Star.

Grylls himself previously described his allergy as “ironic” after he was stung on his show Born Survivor.

“The irony is,” he said, “out of all of the massive, lethal, aggressive, man-eating crocs, snakes, alligators I’ve dealt with over the years, the one that gets me is a bee.

“It’s typical.”

Grylls’s new show sees contestants search an island to try to find a £100,000 prize.

Treasure Island with Bear Grylls will air on 8 September at 9pm on Channel 4.