Love Island star rushed to hospital after being bitten by a poisonous snake

Published on September 17, 2025 at 02:54 PM
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LOVE Island star Sam Gowland has been rushed to hospital after being bitten by a poisonous snake.

The reality star, 30, shared a photo of the reptile and shared details of the scary ordeal.

A snake on the ground with text overlay describing being bitten by a snake in Bali and asking if it's poisonous.Love Island star Sam Gowland has been rushed to hospital after a snake bite A hospital door with a text overlay indicating a "Love Island" star was rushed to BaliMed Hospital for a highly venomous snake bite requiring antivenom.The reality star said he was bitten by a ‘highly venomous’ snake Sam Gowland in Thailand.Sam detailed the scary ordeal on his social media while travelling around Bali

wrote: “Can’t believe this. Just my luck, day two in Bali and I’ve only stepped on a bloody snake and it’s bit my ankle when I was getting off my motorbike.

“Ankles gone swollen, anyone know if it’s poisonous or if I should go to hospital?”

The TV star then shared a photo of Bali Med Hospital and said: “Well here we go then bloody hell.

“Apparently it’s highly venomous and has to have anti-venom.”

Sam has been living the jetsetting lifestyle ever since he left the villa.

He appeared on Love Island in 2017 for the show’s third series.

Sam was eventually dumped on Day 39, but later returned to the villa for a short second stint before his final departure on Day 46.

In April he had been claimed they’ve been over ‘nasty posts’ online.

took to social media to claim that authorities stopped him from returning home recently.

The reality star turned property expert, 29, was allegedly stopped after disembarking a flight from .

Love Island star claims they've been BANNED from the UK forever over 'nasty' tweets and had passport confiscated

Sharing his account, he told his followers: “I’m now officially not allowed back in England ever again.

“All because of the ‘nasty comments’ I said about it online. “All because of the ‘nasty comments’ I said about it online.

“Obviously you seen the other day that I got stopped at border control where they kept me in there for three days and my passport I had to relinquish in their words.

“It’s been took off me and I’m never allowed to return to England ever again, so that’s that, it’s been a pleasure.

“So I’ve now arrived back to my home, or one of my homes in Dubai, maybe it’s a blessing in disguise.”

Sam failed to find love in the villa in 2017 after coupling up with many of the girls including Montana Brown and .

A year later he joined the cast of MTV’s .

Sam was involved in a number of dramatic storylines, including his explosive on/off relationship with Chloe Ferry.

In 2023 Sam and his Love Island co-star Jonny Mitchell after leaving the villa.

After the programme the pair got into trading and have claimed that they have made millions from it.

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