Love Island’s Jack Fowler suffers severe allergic reaction on plane

Love Island star Jack Fowler says he feared for his life after suffering an allergic reaction during a flight.

“I can’t believe I have to post this,” Jack, 28, wrote on Instagram on Monday, June 17, sharing pictures from his recent hospital stay. “I’m posting this because people should know how bad food allergies can be.”

The reality star said he agreed to eat a chicken dish on board a plane after a flight attendant told him the dish did not contain nuts. Jack trusted the airline employee and started eating his chicken curry dish before things took a turn for the worse.

“Immediately my throat closed and I had an extremely hard time breathing,” he recalled. “I told a flight attendant that I couldn’t breathe and asked if there were any nuts in the food. I was told AGAIN that there were no nuts in the chicken curry.”

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With the help of his friend, Jake later discovered that his dish was listed on the menu as “Creamy Chicken Curry with Cashews.”

“This left me with a real possibility of dying on the plane, knowing I needed immediate emergency treatment,” Jack wrote. “I was given five oxygen tanks and given my epinephrine pen (EpiPen). I told the flight controller, ‘If you don’t land this plane soon, I’m going to die on this plane.’ The pilot then accelerated the flight.”

After the plane landed, Jack was taken to Dubai Airport Hospital where he received further treatment. Although he is feeling better today, Love Island Games Champion shares his story in the hope that other airlines will take food allergies more seriously.

“@emirates this is not good enough,” he wrote, criticising the airline he flew with during his health scare. “I hope all airlines and cabin crew reading this post take note. We board your flights and trust the cabin crew to help us have a safe flight. You better take care of yourselves.”

We weekly has asked Emirates for comment.

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Following his post, Jack, who first appeared in season 4 of Love Island in 2018 before the victory Love Island Games in 2023 – received support from several members of the franchise, including Chris Hughes, Montana Brown And Samira Mighty.

“Shocking that this still happens considering you always make sure to alert everyone of the severity of your allergy before consuming anything!” Justine Joy Ndiba wrote in the comments section. “Angry! Really glad you’re okay!!”

Georgia Steel added: “Hope you’re doing well Jack!!! Glad you’re using your platform to spread this awareness!”