Former Big Brother star Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace has issued a stark warning after a near-fatal experience with counterfeit diet injections. The reality TV personality, known for her appearance on the 2006 series alongside Nikki Grahame and Pete Bennett, shared her harrowing story on Thursday's Good Morning Britain.
How She Obtained the Injections
Aisleyne told hosts Ranvir Singh and Richard Madeley that she discovered the injections on TikTok. A friend ordered them through a WhatsApp group, paying approximately £100 for a month's supply. “It was pre-mixed, it came in a syringe in a box with no instructions, and I foolishly took it,” she said. She injected the substance into her stomach, admitting she was in a “really dark place” at the time.
Severe Consequences
The star described the aftermath as terrifying. “I was in bed for three to four days, I want to say, comatose, in and out of consciousness. Bags of sick all by my bed, I couldn’t even crawl to the toilet. It was a dark, scary place.” She did not call 999, initially feeling only mild sickness after the first injection, but the second dose triggered immediate severe symptoms.
Call for Government Action
Aisleyne urged the government to “do more” to crack down on the illegal sale of fake weight loss jabs. She warned others: “Do you really want to put yourself through all of that? You could die. Go to the gym.” Her message comes amid growing concerns over unregulated diet products sold online.
Previous Cosmetic Surgery Ordeal
This is not the star’s first encounter with cosmetic procedures gone wrong. In 2016, she appeared on Celebrity Botched Bodies after a botched veneer procedure left her in agony. “The pain was excruciating. He tortured me. I felt like I was just a guinea pig for him,” she recalled. After corrective treatment on the show, she regained her confidence: “I’m happy to smile, I don’t feel so self conscious anymore.”
TikTok’s Response
On the programme, Ranvir Singh read a statement from TikTok: “It is clear it does not allow trading, marketing or providing access to regulated, prohibited or high-risk goods and services. This includes regulated substances such as products marketed for weight.”
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1 and ITVX.
