Doctors discover bleed on TV star’s brain after he falls into a bonfire

| Live News reporter Published October 19, 2026 4:24pm Updated October 19, 2026 4:31pm Love Island’s Trent Woolman was airlifted to hospital after falling into a bonfire (Picture: Supplied) Love Island star Trent Woolman was rushed to hospital after falling into a fire, only for doctors to discover bleeding and a cyst on his brain. He had to be airlifted to hospital after falling into a bonfire while cleaning a paddock at his sister’s rural property alone. Trent, 28, who appeared on the Australian version of the reality series, suffered burns to his arms, mouth, and airways. After escaping the flames, he crawled toward the house, where his ‘amazing’ and ‘brave’ sister immediately jumped into action to help him. ‘Been traumatic and the worst time of my life,’ he told the Daily Mail about his two weeks in hospital, with more weeks of recovery ahead. Get personalised updates on Love Island Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we’ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you. The ambulance crew arrived but, due to the extent of his injuries, called MICA intensive care paramedics, who then requested a helicopter. The TV star was told he had a cyst and bleeding on his brain (Picture: Supplied) Trent, 28, appeared on the Australian version of the dating show (Picture: NINE) He has a long recovery ahead (Picture: Supplied) On the scene in Inverleigh, Victoria, paramedics decided against intubating him. Once at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, he underwent surgery and was taken to the trauma unit, but his treatment was stalled. Doctors found a cyst on his brain, along with bleeding, meaning his skin graft operations had to be delayed for several days. He has now undergone the needed grafts on his arms but has ‘a couple weeks’ left to go in the hospital. Trent is set to appear in the upcoming series of Married at First Sight at the wedding of his Love Island co-star Zac Nunns. According to the Daily Mail, Zac is going to be a bombshell entry onto the show and tie the knot with a TikTok influencer. Trent rose to fame on the 2023 series of Love Island Australia, although he admitted before the show that he had a past romance with season four finalist Phoebe Spiller. Deals of the Day See London's Christmas lights from an open-top double-decker bus this winter My skin always suffers when the heating goes on but this serum changed that The skincare formula that finally took the guesswork out of my routine Families can save up to 20% on summer 2027 holidays in Club Med's four-day sale Cold mornings are coming and this is the dressing gown I want to live in He said at the time he thought he was ‘going to marry that girl’ and was ‘disappointed’ when she debuted in the 2022 series. Arrow MORE: Australian MP ‘may lose leg’ and remains critically injured after ‘targeted’ car attack Arrow MORE: Love Island couple announce pregnancy 7 months after shock romance Arrow MORE: ‘We were lost in the desert for five days after one mistake – this is how we stayed alive’ TV Newsletter Sign up and tell us which TV shows you love to watch to get personalised updates every morning.