Christine McGuinness has told how she ended up in hospital after husband Paddy tried to re-create the Dirty Dancing lift.
The couple were on holiday in Spain when they attempted their version of the move by Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the 1987 film in a pool.
Christine said: "He lifted me up and I sort of went over to go into the water and I cut my chin open at the bottom of the swimming pool.
"Then I had to go to the hospital and get stitches on the first day. After that I couldn’t go into the water or sunbathe.
"I just wanted to be in Dirty Dancing and I bloody cut my chin open."
Christine recalls the incident in her new memoir A Beautiful Nightmare.
It happened on one of the couple’s first holidays after Paddy’s career took off as the primetime host of Take Me Out. Christine told how as her husband’s profile soared, she became much more reclusive and struggled to cope.
She said: "I was just at home alone and would do anything to avoid going out. It wasn’t that I didn’t get invited anywhere, I did, and occasionally I’d hang out with his cousin Lorraine, but I just couldn’t face walking out the door.
"In hindsight, I think I was depressed. His TV career went from strength to strength and I found myself feeling more and more isolated.
"I had zero friends, I was in a new town where I didn’t know anybody and his family and friends are a lot older than me, so I struggled to mix with them.
"Patrick was riding his career wave and was probably buzzing because of how well things were going. He wasn’t really thinking about how I was coping at home.
"He was living his best life and enjoying himself. I’m pleased he did, but it’s very hard when you feel like you live a completely different life to your husband.
"I was still obsessed with Patrick and absolutely adored him. It was just when I was at home, I was extremely lonely."
The pair share three children together, each of whom have been diagnosed with autism: five-year-old Felicity and eight-year-old twins Leo and Penelope.
Paddy recently revealed that he struggled with depression during the early days of the children’s diagnosis.
"It chipped away at me, with all of the things you have to do, things you have to deal with as a parent of children with autism," he said.
"It dawned on me that, that’s it, that’s it forever. There’s no 'they’ll get better as the years go on'."
