FOUR Celebrity SAS stars were left "wheelchair-bound" after suffering gruesome injuries, according to Teddy Soares.
The Channel 4 show returns next week with 16 famous recruits leaving their glamorous lives behind to be put through the most gruelling stages of the special forces selection process.
Speaking to The Sun ahead of the new series, former Love Island contestant Teddy complained about how he ended up with trench foot, along with Danielle Lloyd, Gareth Gates and Perri Shakes-Drayton.
Reflecting on his war wounds, he said, "I was in a wheelchair all through the airport, so it was very painful. It was like a week recovery period.
"The trench foot made it so difficult to walk. It was the same with Gareth, Danielle and Perri too.
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"When we first initially came out, of course we had the therapy session and the conversations. But I couldn't get past the pain and this affected me on pretty much the last day that I was there.
"I was lucky enough to not have experienced so much pain during the course. It was just the final day where it was really bad.
"So when we were you know going through the transportation of site to hotel, it was it was painful, really painful.
"I really desperately wanted to shower. But at the same time the water touching your feet is so painful that I just left it for about 24 hours. I couldn't do it."
Trench foot happens when feet are wet for long periods of time.
The condition, which varies in severity, can be painful but often clears up in one to three days.
However, if ignored it can take up to six months to get rid of symptoms such as itching, painful skin, blisters and feelings of numbness and heaviness.
Trench foot is usually associated with World War I soldiers, who suffered with it when they were fighting in the trenches.
As many as 20k caught the condition as they endured the exposure to water at the bottom of the dug out trenches.
Teddy was one of 16 celebrities subjected to a gruelling regime and a series of tough challenges.
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In charge is former SAS man Mark “Billy” Billingham, who is joined in the DS by ex-commando Jason “Foxy” Fox and former US marine Rudy Reyes, plus new instructor Chris Oliver — also ex-Special Forces.
James Argent, Amber Turner Siva Kaneswaran, Montana Brown, Matt Hancock, Zoe Lyons, Jermaine Pennant and Melinda Messenger are put through their paces this time around.
So are Gareth Thomas, Michelle Heaton, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Jon-Allan Butterworth and Kirsty-Leigh Porter.
- Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins begins on Channel 4 on September 26.
