Spice Girl Mel B chased by giant crocodile ‘seconds | UK News

In a heart-stopping second caught on digital camera, former Spice Girl Mel B was pursued by a large crocodile during the filming of the new Netflix sequence, Celebrity Bear Hunt. The singer discovered herself in a perilous chase by way of the Costa Rican jungle, intently adopted by the 10-foot predator recognized affectionately as Juvenile Julie by the crew.

The tense scene unfolded whereas Mel B, together with different celebrities together with Shirley Ballas, Lottie Moss, and Boris Becker, participated in survival challenges led by Bear Grylls.

The show, set to premiere on February 5 and hosted by Holly Willoughby, guarantees viewers a glimpse of nature’s uncooked ferocity blended with high-stakes journey.

Sources on set reported that the crew watched nervously as the big crocodile stalked the pop star by way of the dense jungle.

Relief got here when the reptile unexpectedly darted away from Mel B, a second the crew half-jokingly attributed to the animal recognizing it had met its match with the formidable “Scary Spice.”

An insider shared: “All the crew were joking that even this terrifying man-eater knew it might have met its match with Scary, so performed a swift exit. But for a while, there were some seriously twitchy producers because, unlike shows like I’m A Celebrity, the crocs on Bear Hunt don’t have their jaws tied shut.”

Bear Grylls himself famous the depth of the encounter, saying: “I think the crocodile getting so close to Mel B when she was trying to escape was the gnarliest thing that happened during filming. We got brilliant footage of the crocodile just lasering into her.”

Juvenile Julie is only one of many risks within the sequence, which additionally options doubtlessly lethal creatures like scorpions, tarantulas, and snakes, all naturally residing within the constrained space of the jungle set apart for the show.

Executive producer Ben Mitchell emphasised the authenticity and hazard of the setting, stating: “All the animals that are in there really are just living there – it is genuinely terrifying.”

Meanwhile, inside designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen reportedly practically died on the show during a problem.

He and his co-stars jumped from a boat into a lake, it is stated he was trapped underwater for a number of minutes after getting entangled in a bungee rope earlier than Bear resuscitated him on the shore.

A source just lately advised MailOnline: “Laurence was very shaken as was everyone. He said that he thought he was a goner.

“It was a very severe state of affairs and on the time, we thought that perhaps Netflix wouldn’t show what occurred as a result of it was that dangerous, however now it seems as if it is going to be within the programme. “Netflix had been very very apologetic about it afterwards.”