Jess Wright's son, four, still 'traumatised' after horror bouncy castle incident
Jess Wright said her four-year-old son is still "slightly traumatised" after he was "catapulted off a bouncy castle" and briefly lost consciousness.
Jess Wright's four-year-old son is still "slightly traumatised" after he was "catapulted off a bouncy castle" at a birthday party.
Last week, the TV personality revealed the horror ordeal, in which Presley, four, was rushed to a London hospital as he "struggled to breathe" and briefly "passed out" in her and spouse, William Lee Kemp's arms after the tot "landed face down on a hard wooden floor from about three metres high".
Jess, 40, said she will never forget hearing her son crash to the ground during Tuesday's (16.06.26's) episode of ITV's This Morning.
The Only Way Is Essex alum added to hosts Ben Shephard, 51, and 49-year-old Cat Deeley: "That was the worst part.
"We heard this noise, and everyone in the hall just [gasped]. It's not a very big hall either, but you could hear the noise was just so severe. I looked over, I literally glanced, and it was him, and he'd been pinged off and thrown."
Jess said that Presley - who has a heart condition called bicuspid aortic valve - was in a traumatised position that impacted his breathing ability.
She continued: "I screamed, 'He's not breathing, he's not breathing! Breathe, breathe, breathe!' And he just wasn't. He started to go blue, and I reckon it was about 10 to 15 seconds, but it felt like forever.
"Sadly, Presley's got a heart condition called bicuspid aortic valve, so we're always really panicking about him, as you do as parents.
"We got him outside, and at that point, I just screamed, 'Call an ambulance!' Because I knew he wasn't coming too.
"So, of course, I thought the worst as you do. He started to go blue, his face started to go blue. And then all of a sudden, I grabbed him off my husband again, and was just saying, 'Breathe,' and he came to - slowly came to."
A shocked and winded Presley was in tears as he told his parents of back pain.
Last week, Jess said on Instagram that the three of them were blue lit to The Royal London Hospital's "trauma unit", with medics discussing "broken ribs, spine injury and worse".
Upon arrival, Presley became aware of being in hospital, and luckily was released with "no injuries other than a few bruises".
Giving an update on how he is doing now, Jess told Ben and Cat: "He's good, he's absolutely fine. He's slightly traumatised by it, but he's fine. Yeah, they bounce back, as you know. He's really good."
The former singer urged caution to parents about the dangers of bouncy castles.
Jess said: "This is why I'm here, most importantly, just to spread the awareness, make sure everyone knows that, yes, it is the summer season, so there will be bouncy castles everywhere.
"Just be vigilant, like we are as it is. But I suppose, just be aware that it can get quite serious. If it's just one accident, just be more aware, stand by more, even though we were, it's one of those things.
"I hope it doesn't happen to anyone else, but it can happen."
