Love Island star Theo Campbell loses sight in one eye after champagne cork accident
Reality star says eye was 'split in half' by champagne cork
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Love Island star Theo Campbell has revealed he has lost vision in his right eye after an incident involving a champagne cork.
The 28-year-old reality star, who shared the news on Instagram, was vacationing in Ibiza when the accident took place.
According to Campbell, who thanked fans for the messages of support, despite undergoing two surgeries, doctors were unable to restore his vision because his eye “got split in half” after a “really unfortunate accident”.
“Who would have thought a champagne cork would be the end of me…” he captioned an Instagram photo of himself with an eyepatch. “But I still have one eye left, looking at the bright side of things.”
The star also thanked his girlfriend Kaz Crossley for flying out to be with him while he recovers, before asking his more than 260,000 Instagram followers for recommendations on where to find "cool eye patches".
Campbell, who was a contestant on the 2017 series of the show, concluded the post with the hashtags #CaptainHook #Thor and #FettyWap.
On Crossley’s Instagram, she shared photos of Campbell recovering in his hospital bed and warned people of the dangers of partying.
Writing that it has been a “hard 24 hours” because of language barriers, Crossley wrote: “I’ve stayed in his room overnight and just wanna take him home. He’s so brave and positive, hopefully it will get better, thanks for your kind messages.
“I hope this will make people aware of the dangers at these parties and to be more careful.”
Campbell has received an outpouring of well-wishes since sharing the news of his accident.
Among those who have wished him a quick recovery was fellow Love Island contestant Georgia Harrison, who wrote on Instagram: “Love them so much words couldn’t even describe. Get well soon Theo, and Kaz you are the most amazing girlfriend. Thank god for you.”
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments