SAS operator Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham thought he had accidentally caused the death of a Strictly star while filming after they collapsed on a mountain | Entertainment

SAS hardman Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham feared he’d killed Pete Wicks throughout filming when the Strictly star collapsed on a New Zealand mountain.

The former particular forces hardman had to name in medics when Pete all of the sudden struggled to breath and fell to the flooring throughout a gruelling problem.

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And in stunning scenes Billy, 59, warns: “He ain’t going to make it, he’s going to die.”

The drama unfolds in Sunday’s episode of the Channel 4 sequence as the remaining recruits are compelled to tug a sled up a snowy mountain.

They are alleged to be in pairs however Pete, who as teamed up with comedian Tez Ilyas, 41, finally ends up going it alone.

But the transfer proves an excessive amount of for the actuality star who begins to battle after which sensationally collapses with Billy ordering in medics on a particular snowmobile to rescue him.

Speaking solely to The Sun about the incident, Pete, 36, defined: “Look, that was a tough challenge. I collapsed. 

“I just pushed myself to a limit and I was very dehydrated. 

“Weird enough, I think I'm the only person that gets heat exhaustion in the f****** snow. I hadn't looked after myself and it's a fine line between getting stuff right and wrong.”

It’s the former TOWIE star’s second shot at the course after he was medically withdrawn in a earlier sequence after breaking his ribs.

And Pete feared historical past was going to repeat itself.

He added: “I just thought, ‘here we go again’. The only difference with this was that it wasn't an accident. 

“At least I pushed myself. I didn't feel like I'd reached my limit yet. But of course it was a fear of being pulled out again, you know, striking out twice.”

Asked why he even bothered to take on the present for a second time, he continued: “I’m not entirely sure if anyone else would ever go back and do it twice. I must be the only nutter that agreed to do it! 

“My nan used to say I’m like a cockroach, pretty unhealthy but I’d survive a nuclear war. 

“I’m mentally a lot stronger than I am physically, it’s probably 90% mental and 10% strength.

“I am starting to get a beer belly and tits but maybe I’ll do something that I’m actually proud of because there hasn’t been much of that.”

Returning to the present, which was filmed final yr, was a huge resolution for Pete who admits that half of his cause was to show to followers he’s not a failure.

He defined: “I was medically withdrawn, I felt like I hadn't given it my best, and that bothered me. So when I got an opportunity to go back, I jumped in.

“I think I probably learned along the way that I was maybe trying to prove something to other people and that's not what I needed to be doing. 

“It was about testing myself and doing it for myself, which I thought was the reason I was doing it initially, but actually, I think it was more down to the fact that I was trying to prove to other people for some reason, and that was wrong.”

Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins airs Sunday and Monday nights on Channel 4 at 9pm.

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