Serial reality star Amy Childs has opened up on why she decided not to jump on new Channel 4 show The Jump. The star had a freak-out when the time came for her to jump, and ended up refusing to go through with it.
She said today:
“I’m feeling good this morning, I really am. Do you know what – I am really proud of what I’ve achieved in the competition. Obviously, I couldn’t do the jump last night. I had a major mental block, but I think what people forget is that I couldn’t ski five weeks ago.
Amy Childs bottled it on The Jump (Channel 4)
“When I got on that jump I tried and pushed myself, and this is why I decided to do the competition. Obviously me doing skeleton, I never would do anything like that in my life. I couldn’t even believe that I did skeleton, put it that way.”
She added:
I just think with the jump it was such a mental block and I really tried to do it but just couldn’t. The main thing that I tell myself is that I really tried, and I had such a laugh in the competition. It was always such a great time and I think that’s the main thing.”
The star was asked what scared her, and she explained:
“I’ve been up there a few times and I think, ‘Am I going to do it?’ I’ve done the outrun a few times. I just had such a mental block about it. I got up there and I just panicked.
“I probably had a few panic attacks in the show because I just couldn’t do it, and I really thought that I could. I just thought, ‘I can’t go down it’, which was such a shame.”
