Call The Midwife's Helen George has VERY rude response as stingray divebombs her crotch while filming new challenge series
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Helen George was left shrieking on ITV's brand new challenge series as a stingray took aim at her nether regions in an unfortunate attack.
The Call The Midwife fan-favourite, 40, who is taking part in Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters, which hits screens this Monday, had an awkward run-in with sea resident.
The new series, which will coincide with 50th anniversary of Jaws, will see a bunch of famous faces, who are terrified of the sea, face their fears head on by taking a plunge surrounded by the scary predators.
While she was submerged in the ocean off the Bahamas, a stingray took a keen interest in Helen.
The Sun report the actress said during the encounter: 'Jesus Christ, it's coming right at my vagina! It's there.
'It gave me a tickle. I've never been tickled by a stingray before... it was actually quite pleasant.'
Helen George was left shrieking on ITV 's brand new challenge series as a stingray was 'right at her vagina' in an unfortunate attack
The Call The Midwife fan-favourite, 40, who is taking part in Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters, which hits screens this Monday, had an awkward run-in with sea resident
Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters also stars Rachel Riley, 39, Lucy Punch, 47, Dougie Poynter, 37, Ade Adepitan, 52, Sir Lenny Henry, 66, and Ross Noble, 48
She added: 'Didn't Steve Irwin die of a stingray?'
Helen was referring to the conservationist and TV star who died in 2006 and was affectionately known as The Crocodile Hunter.
The BBC actress, who plays nurse Trixie in Call The Midwife, previously revealed she has a lifelong phobia of the ocean.
She told how she had only 'been up to her knees' in the water in the last 20 years after an incident when she was younger.
Helen previously explained: 'When I was very young I was at a swimming party. I remember going underwater, looking up and foam mats had been chucked where I was coming up. I couldn't get out.'
Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters also stars Rachel Riley, 39, Lucy Punch, 47, Dougie Poynter, 37, Ade Adepitan, 52, Sir Lenny Henry, 66, and Ross Noble, 48.
Teasing what's to come, a ITV said: 'The show will dare a group of ocean-phobic celebrities to confront their greatest fear – sharks.
'Throughout their adrenaline-fueled, challenge-heavy journey in the Bahamas – the shark capital of the world – these A-listers will push past their limits to come nose to nose with nature’s ‘villains.’
While she was submerged in the ocean off the Bahamas, a stingray took a keen interest in Helen
The BBC actress, who plays nurse Trixie in Call The Midwife, previously revealed she has a lifelong phobia of the ocean
She told how she had only 'been up to her knees' in the water in the last 20 years after an incident when she was younger
'Their firsthand experiences will provide immeasurable excitement and new perspective.
'They’ll come to appreciate sharks’ valuable place on the food chain and in our ecosystem, recognizing that a world devoid of these notoriously terrifying creatures is downright frightening.
'Those taking part will be getting up close and personal with a number of different breeds of sharks throughout filming.'
Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters starts Monday July 14 at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
