Will Smith has revealed he “nearly died” while filming his new show, Pole to Pole, during a terrifying Arctic dive. The actor shared the harrowing experience on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, 21 January.
Smith explained that he became trapped under a 10ft-thick sheet of ice after being instructed to stop the dive. “This is everyone’s biggest fear,” he said, describing the moment he accidentally pulled off his oxygen mask.
He recounted praying to God before being rescued via a tether attached to his body. “When I saw the sun again, it went from terror to the most beautiful, spiritual thing,” he stated.
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