Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd shared how "lucky" he was after a close run-in with an open fire almost saw him go up in flames.
The actor and his partner, Hanni Treweek, set off for a romantic getaway to the Lake District to celebrate Valentine's Day earlier this month. The couple stayed in a remote location in Cumbria but as night fell, they needed to use their phone lights as a way to manoeuvre around the area due to the darkness.
Jack told the Sofa Cinema Club podcast the location was romantic but "frightening" given its isolation. In an attempt to illuminate the area, he almost set himself alight after a misfortunate run-in with lighter fluid.
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Discussing the harrowing situation on the podcast, Jack said: "To celebrate Valentine's Day, me and Hanni went up to the Lake District. You can stay in those cabins that are in the middle of nowhere. There's a hot tub, log fire, it's like being back in the 70s. Off-grid. There's no internet, electricity is scarce. It's almost romantic, but it's also frightening."
"We turned up at six and it's getting dark. There are no street lamps, so I'm using the torch on my phone. My sister has a log fire hot tub, so I'm quite familiar with them. But I'm in the rain."
The soap star was quick to admit that this hot tub was different to what he was used to, saying that there was a shoot with a hatch that he had to open, dropping logs and kindling down and hoping it caught to get it going, the Manchester Evening News reported.
He added: "I can't get my hands down, so I have to light it above and drop it down, and it's raining. I can't even get the fire going. I'm trying to light this kindling in my hand while craning my neck to hold onto the brolly to stop water from dousing out the flames."
Things took a sudden turn and Jack almost suffered what could have been a horrific accident. Explaining further, he said: "I'm thinking, 'There's got to be a simpler way?' And there was. I found a bottle of spirit, like lighter fluid. Just as I'm pouring the lighter fluid down, of course I've got a bit of flame and it comes back up. Eyebrows. Brolly. And then the flame goes in the bottle. I had to drop the whole f***ing thing in.
"The whole thing went in and then it goes up like it's 5th November. I'm lucky I've still got my face." When asked if it blew up in his hand, he said: "Yeah. What I should've done is put the lighter fluid down before I started dropping a match. I did [get it going] in the end."
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