Melissa McCarthy Suffered Horrific Allergic Reaction From Bug Bite While Living In Australia: "92 Per Cent Of My Body Blew Up"

Melissa McCarthy’s body “blew up” when she was bitten by a bug that caused an allergic reaction.

Melissa has been living in Australia for the last few months while filming her new Hulu series, Nine Perfect Strangers, but has found spending time in the country — which is known for its creepy crawlies — hasn’t all been fun and games.

Speaking on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Melissa said she now has to carry an EpiPen — which is a medical device commonly used by allergy sufferers to treat anaphylaxis — with her wherever she goes, because she was recently bitten by something that caused “92 per cent” of her body to swell up.

She recalled: “Something bit me here and 92 per cent of my body blew up in a way that I didn’t know was possible. I carry an EpiPen because nobody knows [what it is], it could be anything.

“[They said it] could be one of a thousand things, I’m like ‘great.’ It got me during the night, my lip was about four times the size. I kept trying to say ‘I think something’s wrong.’ ”

And Melissa, 50, also noted her husband, Ben Falcone, wasn’t particularly helpful when he first saw the result of her allergic reaction.

She added: “His first response was ‘get away from me’ because what if it’s contagious?”

Watch Melissa's interview with Ellen here:

She said in February: “It’s [about] finding someone who you just absolutely are better with. He’s nothing but supportive, and he’s super smart. He makes me gut-laugh, like crazy gut-laugh, four or five times a day. I hit the jackpot!”

The couple — who married in 2005 — have daughters Vivian, 13, and Georgette, 10, together.

Melissa's latest movie, Superintelligence — about a woman whose life is being observed and manipulated by an AI — premieres on HBO Max on Nov 26. No word on when it will be out on HBO Go here.

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