Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Entertainment
Jessica Gibb

Love Island's Liam Reardon unrecognisable after extreme allergic reaction to raw chicken

Love Island star Liam Reardon has been left in agony after suffering an extreme allergic reaction.

The 23-year-old Welsh heartthrob accidentally ate raw chicken while on holiday in Thailand with Love Island pals Chuggs Wallis and Aaron Francis.

Liam managed to eat half a fried chicken burger from his hotel before realising the meat was completely raw in the middle.

“Nah look at the state of me. I just wanted a burger, instead I'm looking like a melted Welly. Look so butters," he said on Instagram.

“Look like Bear Grylls when he got bit by that bee.”

Liam's face swelled up like a balloon (Instagram)
He accidently ate raw chicken (Instagram)

Liam explained that his face blew up after eating the chicken that was "completely uncooked" and trying to force himself to be sick

“It's our last few days in Thailand and I ordered a fried chicken burger from the hotel, ate half of it and realised it was completely raw," he said.

“It's not even a little bit raw, it's completely uncooked. The chef defo having a bad day and wanted to ruin someone else's haha.”

The Love Island star - who won the ITV2 show with his ex Millie Court in 2021 - asked followers for help as the swelling started to subside.

He asked fans for advice (Instagram)
The swelling eventually subsided (Instagram)

“I'm confused whether I swelled up because of the raw chicken or because I was sticking my fingers down my throat forcing myself to be sick and the pressure went to my head or something," he said.

“Either way I look horrendous and feel rubbish. I've taken an anti allergy tablet and the swelling has gone down a bit... Any advice?”

The Welsh hunk won the ITV2 dating show with bombshell Millie in 2021 and almost immediately moved in together to enjoy life as a couple.

However, the two parted ways in July lastyear, with rumours swirling about him 'cheating' being the cause of the breakup.

Liam had been enjoying his holiday in Thailand (Instagram)

Liam set the record straight and insisted he never cheated on the blonde beauty and said the two actually broke up 'amicably'.

"I think, naturally, the man usually gets the bad side of things," he revealed on FUBAR Radio.

"We broke up amicably, we’ve remained friends. Then people made up rumours of me cheating… and people just slated me, thousands of comments saying ‘he’s a scumbag’, ‘she was too good for him anyway’.

"You don’t even know me! I haven’t cheated and you’re just reading something you saw online."

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.