Actor Jamie Dornan was hospitalized after encountering a toxic caterpillar while visiting a golf course in Portugal.
His friend, Gordon Smart, recounted the incident and the symptoms they experienced, which led to their hospitalization.
The doctor later attributed their symptoms to contact with the Pine processionary caterpillar, known for its toxic proteins.
“Now, I’m a fairly healthy guy but once you start thinking you’re having a heart attack, you’re pretty sure that you’re convincing yourself that you are having one,” Smart said.
“Jamie said, ‘Dear me. Gordon, about 20 minutes after you left, my left arm went numb, my left leg went numb, my right leg went numb, and I found myself in the back of an ambulance.’”
“Anyway, as he left the hospital, the paramedics asked them for a selfie, which is really what you want when you’re being wheeled out of a hospital room,” he said.
“It turns out we’d brushed up against hairy processionary caterpillars and have been very lucky to come out of that one alive,” Smart added. “The good news is it wasn’t a caffeine overdose, it wasn’t a hangover — it was a poisonous, toxic caterpillar.”
Dornan, known for his role in the “50 Shades” franchise, has had a successful career in TV and film and currently stars in the TV drama series “The Tourist.”
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