'It got me during the night': Melissa McCarthy reveals her terrifying medical emergency while living in Byron Bay Published: 02:43 BST, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 03:02 BST, 25 November 2020 Melissa McCarthy has been staying in Byron Bay with her family over the past few months as production continues on the new Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers. And while the 50-year-old actress has been enjoying her time in the northern NSW coastal town, she recently suffered a terrifying medical emergency. Appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last week, the Bridesmaids star revealed she'd suffered an allergic reaction after something bit her while she was sleeping. Scary: Melissa McCarthy recently suffered a terrifying medical emergency while in Australia 'Something bit me and 92 per cent of my body blew up in a way that I didn't know was possible, ' she said. 'I carry an EpiPen now because nobody knows [what it was]... it could be anything! ' Melissa explained that as a result of the bite, which was from either an animal or insect, her lips swelled to 'four times' their usual size.
Critics were quick to point out differences in the two situations and argued that Carano's firing was well deserved. Among those who responded to the essay was comedian Kathy Griffin who claimed she was a victim of blacklisting herself. Griffin was fired from CNN and lost endorsement deals in 2017 after sharing a video of herself holding Donald Trump's severed head. 'Jonathan, let me tell you from personal, well documented experience, Gina Carano's bad week is nothing compared to my actual blacklist experience, ' she wrote. 'The offenses are vastly different and my consequences are actually in tune with the classic Hollywood blacklist era you reference. ' Carano's firing drew mixed reactions earlier this week, with some people calling for a boycott against Disney. Carano, a former MMA fighter, fell under heavy criticism after she posted on Instagram Stories that 'Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbors.... even by children. ' In 2018 Pascal shared these two images.