Jamie Dornan Hospitalized After Encounter with Toxic Caterpillars

The actor and his friend initially feared heart attack symptoms during a golf trip in Portugal, later attributed to contact with poisonous caterpillars.

Jamie Dornan and his friend Gordon Smart were hospitalized in Portugal after coming into contact with toxic caterpillars on a golf course.
The pair initially feared they were having heart attacks due to symptoms including numbness and tingling in their limbs.
The symptoms were later attributed to a brush with hairy processionary caterpillars, which release a toxic protein causing skin irritation and other symptoms.
The incident occurred during a vacation where Dornan and Smart had been drinking heavily the night before, leading to initial suspicions of caffeine overdose or hangover.
Both Dornan and Smart recovered from the incident, which serves as a reminder of the unexpected dangers that can lurk even during leisure activities.