Viewers watched in horror today as a knife-throwing stunt went wrong on live TV in Britain.
Circus performer Jayde Hanson - who set a world knife-throwing record only days ago - left his assistant with a gashed scalp after a blade hit her. Stunned This Morningpresenter Fern Britton rushed over to check the shaken woman and screeched: "Oh my God, there's blood."
Hanson (23) was demonstrating his skills on Yana Rodianova, his girlfriend, during the ITV1 show, throwing as many knives in a minute as he could without hitting her.
But with just nine seconds to go she was hurt as the blade caught the top of her head.
Rodianova was visibly shaken, cowering as further knives were launched and losing her previously fixed grin.
Three seconds before his time ran out, Hanson - who managed 67 knives - stopped the stunt, and his assistant put her hand to her head, clasping the spot where she was caught. He then rushed over to check how she was.
Co-presenter Phillip Schofield blurted: "She's got a cut - she does have a cut."
Britton warned viewers: "Don't try it."
Rodianova was led off the show still holding the left side of her head as the show cut to a break.
A spokeswoman for the programme said: "She's fine - it was just a nick to the head."
PA