'I didn't really know exactly what was going on and even moving my arms was quite painful, just because the pressure that was on my ribs and everything, so it just wasn't nice. Basically, I think where I'd hit the bag, and I think just the impact of being unconscious and everything else, I was very confused. 'I think my leg got a little bit caught in the bag and I went straight down onto the bag, knocked myself out and broke my ribs. I genuinely thought this would be the challenge for me to show what I f****** got and I got it wrong, I got it very wrong.

He later said: 'I had no worries about that challenge, which is the weirdest thing. Rescue swimmers raced to help the 33-year-old, flipping him over in the water as the concerned recruits were heard saying from the shoreline: 'Someone's struggling.' After swimming to shore, Wicks told a medic: 'I winded myself and passed out, all my ribs are quite painful and my head is banging.' Read more Fears for Strictly launch with first episode hanging in balance He was seen floating face down in the sea in the shocking scene which aired on Sunday, after jumping from a helicopter with reality star Ashley Cain in a helo-cast task. Pete knocked himself unconscious and broke his ribs during a challenge. The TOWIE star said he was 'truly gutted' to leave the show as he felt like a quitter. Wicks was the second recruit to leave the course after Love Island winner Amber Gill quit the show after failing to complete a physical challenge on the beach.įollowing his accident, the Channel 4 show's chief medical officer medically withdrew Wicks because he needed to have a chest x-ray.

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins star Pete Wicks has broken his silence on his injuries after he was left floating face down in the sea ater a task went wrong.

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