It was only supposed to be an online stunt but it went horribly wrong.
Strictly’s AJ Pritchard has revealed that his girlfriend Abbie Quinnen could be left scarred for life after she was engulfed with flames in the incident and suffered third-degree burns.
Doctors rushed to operate on the 23-year-old and have hailed the three surgeries as a success but warned they are expecting permanent damage.
AJ, 26, told The Sun : “There are different areas, and there are different degrees of burn and she will have a small scar in certain areas.
“But, as with time, they will heal and other areas will heal. I think the most important thing was that the skin grafts worked.
“The surgeon that did it was very happy with the way that went and seeing the improvement from week to week.”
AJ admitted that he is in awe of the human body following the incident and how it “heals and works so incredibly”.
“Obviously, our minds are one thing, but our bodies can do incredible things for us,” he continued.
The couple had been filming a “life hack” video to post on social media on January 19.
They were attempting to show their followers how to cut a glass bottle in half so it could be used as a vase.
The “hack” saw the pair dip a piece of rope in a flammable chemical before wrapping it around the bottle and setting it alight.
Unfortunately for the two dancers the attempt didn’t work as planned and instead sparked a fireball which engulfed Abbie, setting ablaze her hair and clothes.
Since the incident she has made 20 hospital trips and required three skin grafts.
Her career was immediately in doubt because of the injuries.
She took to Instagram to urge her followers to proceed with caution when copying any videos they see online.
While AJ may not have been physically affected, he admitted it has had a huge affect on his mental health.
He said that even two months on he gets flashbacks when he’s asleep and can’t watch any TV shows that have fire in them.
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