‘People around me didn’t know what to do’: Myleene Klass recalls the terrifying moment her drink was spiked at the height of Hear’Say fame
Myleene Klass has recalled the moment her drink was spiked during her time in chart-topping pop group Hear’Say.
The TV personality, now 45, was just 20 when the terrifying incident happened and said the people around her ‘didn’t know what to do’.
Myleene made the revelation as she spoke to the students at the Trinity Academy in Brixton as part of St John Ambulance street first aid programme, Young Responders.
She said: ‘I’ve been in that situation when I had a drink spiked and people around me didn’t know what to do,’.
‘You hear of these horror stories where people think ”hey’ve just had too much alcohol, it’s just a coming of age thin’ and they just put them to sleep on the sofa and they never wake up’.
Scary stuff: Myleene Klass, 45, has recalled the moment her drink was spiked during her time in chart-topping pop group Hear’Say
Danger: Myleene (R) was just 20 when the terrifying incident happened and said the people around her ‘didn’t know what to do’ (Pictured with former bandmate Kym Marsh (L) around that time in 2001)
Joined by daughter Ava, 15, she continued: ‘No parents want that. No child obviously wants that. We teach our kids to look out for your friends, for each other, and this is a way of doing that.’
The songstress was a member of the band after being formed on reality show Pop Idol in 2001 before disbanding a year later.
Myleene took part in street first aid demonstrations which used role play and hands on practice to learn vital lifesaving skills, including what to do for spiking attacks.
The mother-of-three who has been first aid trained by St John Ambulance said: ‘As a parent and mother of a teenager, I think it’s our responsibility to arm them with facts’.
‘We want them to go out and have fun at parties and festivals – they’ve been locked away for long enough – but there has to be a balance,’.
Adding: ‘You want them to be safe and ultimately, if they or their friends get themselves into trouble, you want your child to know what to do.’
It comes after Myleene added an additional touch of glamour to Wimbledon on Wednesday afternoon as she arrived on the arm of fiancé Simon Motson.
The TV and radio presenter caught the eye in a breezy patterned summer dress as she made her way into south-east London’s All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on day ten of the annual tournament.
Terror: She said: ‘I’ve been in that situation when I had a drink spiked and people around me didn’t know what to do,’ (pictured in 2001)
Pop stars: The songstress was a member of the band after being it was formed on reality show Pop Idol in 2001 before disbanding a year later. Back Danny Foster and Noel Sullivan. Front Suzanne Shaw, Kym Marsh and Myleene Klass.
Myleene made the revelation as she spoke to the students at the Trinity Academy in Brixton as part of St John Ambulance street first aid programme, Young Responders (picture with daughter Ava, 15)
Joined by daughter Ava, 15, she continued: ‘No parents want that. No child obviously wants that. We teach our kids to look out for your friends, for each other, and this is a way of doing that’
CPR: Myleene took part in street first aid demonstrations which used role play and hands on practice to learn vital lifesaving skills, including what to do for spiking attacks.
A tasteful pair of white heeled sandals added to her seasonal look, while a matching Chanel handbag and lightly tinted sunglasses rounded off the ensemble.
She appeared to have a spring in her step on the day, and rightly so, having previously attended the annual tennis championships while heavily pregnant.
Recalling her last visit to the venue with Instagram followers, Myleene admitted the combination of advanced pregnancy and hot weather resulted in her feet swelling up.
Tasteful: It comes after Myleene added an additional touch of glamour to Wimbledon on Wednesday afternoon as she arrived on the arm of fiancé Simon Motson
Nasty: Recalling her last visit to Wimbledon with Instagram followers, Myleene admitted the combination of advanced pregnancy and hot weather resulted in her feet swelling up
Sharing a photo of her bloated feet, she wrote: ‘The last time I came to Wimbledon, it was a scorcher, I was pregnant and my feel blew up in the car on the way home!’.
Myleene was joined by partner Simon, who opted for a smart navy two-piece suit and crisp white dress shirt, teamed with a plain blue tie and brown leather dress shoes.
The pair were on hand to watch Tunisian Ons Jabeur face Azerbaijan’s Elena Rybakina on Centre Court at 1:30pm, followed by Spanish ace Carlos Alcaraz’s match against Denmark’s Holger Rune.
What do the experts say on reports of injection spiking?
Is it possible?
Yes – and there are credible reports where people have woken up with needle marks having been spiked.
But the likelihood of it being a widespread phenomena is ‘deeply improbable’, according to one medical consultant.
David Caldicott, an emergency medicine consultant and founder of drug testing project WEDINOS, told VICE News: ‘The technical and medical knowledge required to perform this would make this deeply improbable.
‘It’s really hard to stick a needle in someone without them noticing, especially if you have to keep the needle in there for long enough, maybe 20 seconds, to inject enough drugs to cause this.’
Could someone not give the injection really fast?
Yes – but they’d need a very powerful drug to do so discreetly, experts say.
GHB is one of the most well-known ‘date rape’ drug and is also self-administered in small doses by people recreationally.
But Guy Jones, senior scientist at drugs charity the Loop, told VICE it would be a ‘poor candidate’ for injection because of the large amounts of fluid needed.
‘Therefore (it would require) a thick, painful needle. This means that the substance involved would be something that would be highly detectable for several days in a toxicology screening,’ he said.
Adam Winstock, director of the Global Drug Survey, added: ‘There are very few easily accessible drugs / medicines that could be given intramuscular in a small enough volume that people would not notice and the effects would take some time to come on.
‘What you see in the movies is not reality. People need to keep their drinks close to them, avoid taking them from strangers and keep an eye out for their mates.’
Can drugs be administered to any part of the body?
Yes – but some parts are more effective than others
Mr Jones told VICE: ‘Where drugs can be injected non-intravenously, there are specific injection sites that do not work well.
‘The back is one of these unsuitable sites due to the low fat-muscle content, and high concentration of pain receptors.’
What about drink spiking?
While injection spiking is still possible, drink spiking is a lot more common.
Incidents of drink spiking in the UK increased by 108 per cent between 2015 and 2018, with 179 incidents taking place in 2017 alone.
This is only the officially recorded numbers – and is likely to be much higher as it is common for people not to report it to police.
Charity Drinkaware advise: ‘Don’t accept a drink from someone you don’t know and if they’re available, use drink stoppers, which can be purchased online, for the top of your bottle.’
Rohypnol (or Roofie) and Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) are the most commonly known ‘date-rape’ drugs.
Recreational drugs like Ecstasy, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), Ketamine and other ‘party-drugs’ are sometimes used to spike alcoholic drinks.
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