David Blaine shoots himself in mouth in bullet catch gone wrong in Beyond Magic

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But one of his latest tricks nearly ended in tragedy.

Viewers were left stunned after David shot himself in the mouth during his TV special, Beyond Magic.

The 43-year-old performed an array of tricks - including spitting out live frogs in front of David Beckham on the special, which aired on E4 last night.

However, the main attraction was his famed bullet catch, which he had revamped to add even more danger.

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I was sure the bullet went right through my head and that I was dead

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After catching a bullet in his mouth in 2010, David decided to make the stunt more bonkers by pulling the trigger on the gun himself.

Blaine was seen preparing for the stunt by having friends shoot him in the chest while he wore protective gear.

He wanted to perform the trick during a show for 20,000 people at Las Vegas" MGM Grand Garden Arena, and the show saw David being fitted with a special mouthguard to hold a metal cup which would catch the bullet.

But when it came to the live stunt, the mouthguard became the issue.

David walked on stage in Vegas and put his guard in, with the metal cup sitting in between the grooves.

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He held a rope attached to the rifle across from him, while a laser pointed out where the bullet would hit.

David tugged on the rope, and the rifle fired the very real bullet into the cup but the mouthguard shattered in the process.

In a voiceover, the magician explained: "Time just started to move really slow. When the bullet struck the cup, there was a high-pitched ringing in my ears and I felt an impact on the back of my throat.

"I was sure the bullet went right through my head and that I was dead.

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"Suddenly I became aware of the pain and it brought me back. At that moment I realised that the mouth guard had shattered again, and I was alive."

Doctors were seen inspecting David, and the star was revealed to have lacerated his throat after the guard shattered with the force of the gunshot.

David was rushed to hospital after the show, with his friends refusing to assist him in the dangerous stunt ever again.

Shockingly, Blaine plans to include the risky trick in his upcoming world tour.

Viewers were stunned by the bullet catch, with one person on Twitter branding him an "absolute mad b*****d".

Another viewer tweeted: "David Blaine? More like David Insane! He plans on doing the bullet catch trick in his world tour. How can he be so sure it won"t kill him?"

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Source: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/575936/David-Blaine-shoots-himself-in-mouth-bullet-catch-Beyond-Magic