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Porter nearly lost arm through self-harming
Published Thursday, Sep 6 2007, 16:27 BST | By Nick Levine
Gail Porter has revealed that she nearly lost her arm through self-harming.
The former Big Breakfast presenter cut herself so frequently that she contracted septicaemia in one arm.
At one point the blood poisoning became so severe that her arm was close to being amputated.
Speaking on ITV1's This Morning, she revealed: "I nearly lost an arm - I got septicaemia. I remember presenting a show with my arm behind my back. It was like an elephant arm. It was huge."
However, Porter insisted that she has managed to avoid self-harming for nine months thanks to her family's watchful eye, saying: "I've had support from my mum, my ex-husband and my friends. Everyone's been there and I think suddenly I felt really selfish."
The former Big Breakfast presenter cut herself so frequently that she contracted septicaemia in one arm.
At one point the blood poisoning became so severe that her arm was close to being amputated.
Speaking on ITV1's This Morning, she revealed: "I nearly lost an arm - I got septicaemia. I remember presenting a show with my arm behind my back. It was like an elephant arm. It was huge."
However, Porter insisted that she has managed to avoid self-harming for nine months thanks to her family's watchful eye, saying: "I've had support from my mum, my ex-husband and my friends. Everyone's been there and I think suddenly I felt really selfish."
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