Theo Campbell feared there were shards of glass in his eye after a freak champagne cork accident.
The former \'Love Island\' star underwent two operations to try to save his sight in the right eye after it "split in half" when it was hit by the cork and he admitted he has never felt pain like it.
Theo told BBC\'s Newsbeat: "I was only probably a metre away and it catches me clean in the eyeball. The pain was nothing like I\'d felt before.
"I\'ve been hurt before but it\'s a very weird pain, to get pain in your eye.
"I\'m in a bad way so I\'ve seen blood in my hand and I was like, \'oh, no!\' I was like, \'No no no. I thought there was glass in there."
Theo previously said he is remaining "hopeful" after being told he is "unlikely to see properly again" following the accident.
He wrote on Twitter: "I currently have 7 stitches in my eye (gross) and the doctors say it\'s unlikely I\'ll see properly again, they done a good job saving it as they said I might loose my whole eye to begin with. But Im hopeful and don\'t want to believe my eye is gone forever. Anything is possible (sic)"
The 28-year-old athlete also thanked his fans for the "love and support" he has received following the harrowing incident.
He tweeted: "Just Wana say thanks again for all the love and support there\'s been 100x more then I imagined. I haven\'t had a chance to read all the messages yet but they\'re much appreciated (sic)"
