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Bev Lyons

Susan Calman suffers panic attack during cliff abseil for TV show

Comedian and presenter Susan Calman said suffered a panic attack while braving a daring cliff abseil for her latest Channel 5 series.

Susan, 46, is currently filming the second series of Grand Day Out and is travelling around Great Britain in her camper van, exploring beautiful parts of the country as well as recalling the childhood journeys and fond experiences of her own family holidays.

Each episode sees Susan behind the wheel of her beloved camper which she has nicknamed Helen Mirren.

Susan Calman tells of anxiety and collapse during abseil (Susan Calman/Twitter)

For her latest episode Susan travelled to Devon where she was asked to abseil down one of the famed cliffs.

She told fans online that all did not go exactly to plan as she admitted: "Abseiled down this today.

She then showed off a picture of the cliff face which had an impressive drop, with her little van parked below.

Susan told her fans: "Panic attack at the top, collapsed at the bottom. Did it though. I’d do anything for my camper van, Helen Mirren. Series 2 of #GrandDayOut is go!"

Susan who has documented her struggles with anxiety and depression in the past, has tried to overcome a lot of her fears in recent years - including that of flying.

Her fans called her 'very brave' for her latest endeavours.

One said: "Good for you, it's not an easy thing if you're in anyway fearful of heights. I did quite a bit of abseiling when I was in the army and the first step was always done with trepidation. I should add that I also fell off a small cliff face. I'll only tell about if asked though!"

Another added: "For goodness sakes Susan, you really do need to start remembering where you park her - use the regular car-park next time then you won't need to be strung on a length of rope."

Grand Day Out 2 is due on the small screen later this year.

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