Love Island star Jack Fowler has revealed he was rushed to the hospital after experiencing a serious allergic reaction on a flight . The reality TV star, 28, shared a video of himself using his EpiPen during an Emirates flight to Dubai. In his Instagram post, which was shared on June 17, Fowler explained that he suffered an allergic reaction after being served chicken curry containing cashew nuts, despite allegedly informing an Emirates flight attendant that he had a severe nut allergy .
“[I] can’t believe I’m having to post this. And I’m posting because people should be aware of the severity of how bad food allergies can be and the complete negligence from @emirates airline,” he began his caption. “I recently flew with Emirates Airline where I was given a cashew nut.
I made my flight attendant aware of my nut allergy twice before being given a chicken curry. I wasn’t given a menu to choose from, instead I was asked directly if I wanted chicken or fish. I opted for the chicken.
” Fowler, who appeared on season four of Love Island UK and was the winner of Love Island Games , claimed he told the flight attendant that he was “ severely allergic to all nuts” but was told that there were “no nuts in the chicken curry.” “When I received the meal I asked the same flight attendant again to make sure, and again was told that it does not have nuts included. Trusting my flight attendant, I began to eat the chicken curry.
Immediately my throat closed up and breat.
