{"id":369834,"date":"2026-01-14T18:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/369834\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T18:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:50:10","slug":"tv-presenter-loses-eye-after-horrific-fireworks-accident-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/369834\/","title":{"rendered":"TV presenter loses eye after horrific fireworks accident at home"},"content":{"rendered":"

A New Year celebration went horribly wrong after German TV presenter Andrea Plewig lit a firework that detonated prematurely and flew into her eyes\"Story<\/p>\n

The 55-year-old presenter has also undergone a course of chemotherapy(Image: Jam Press)<\/p>\n

A TV presenter has called for a total ban on fireworks<\/a> after a New Year<\/a>\u2019s caccident that left her seriously injured. Andrea Plewig, 55, host of the entertainment show Astro Royal, was rushed to hospital after a firework she had ignited at home went horribly wrong, resulting in the loss of her left eye.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the incident, Plewig described how she had prepared the fireworks with care. \u201cI unpacked the fireworks, prepared the fuses, and I had a flashlight with me. The children were always at a safe distance,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

However, she explained, a rocket launched prematurely and struck her in the eye, causing her to collapse in agony.<\/p>\n

The accident came shortly after Plewig had undergone a gruelling course of chemotherapy following a breast cancer diagnosis. She was taken to hospital by ambulance, where doctors were unable to save her injured eye. Despite her personal ordeal, Plewig is now campaigning for stricter regulations on private-use pyrotechnics and supports the \u201cNo To Fireworks\u201d initiative.<\/p>\n

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Doctors were unable to save Andrea’s eye(Image: Jam Press)<\/p>\n

In the UK, the movement is backed by organisations including The Firework Campaign UK, the RSPCA, and Help for Heroes. Advocates are calling for tighter laws to minimise the impact of fireworks on animals, veterans, and vulnerable people, including a ban on public sales, lower noise levels, and limiting pyrotechnic displays to licensed public events.<\/p>\n

Similar campaigns around the world<\/a> have generated thousands of signatures, with around 200 petitions active in the UK alone, some attracting as many as 190,000 supporters.<\/p>\n

Plewig has said she would like to see an outright ban, describing fireworks as \u201cdangerous\u201d and highlighting the \u201cunforeseen consequences, not just for us humans, but also for nature, for animals.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Andrea presents a celebrity gossip show on German TV(Image: )<\/p>\n

She has received support from close friend and fellow TV presenter Vera Int-Veen, 58. \u201cWhen I heard about Andrea\u2019s terrible accident, I was deeply shocked and just went into autopilot,\u201d Vera said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only my partner and I, but our entire circle of friends are there for Andrea. We all accompanied her through her cancer diagnosis over the past year and a half, and we are going through this difficult time together now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plewig recently received the all-clear following her breast cancer treatment but still requires surgery. The presenter\u2019s call for stricter fireworks legislation highlights ongoing concerns about the risks posed by private pyrotechnic use, particularly in domestic settings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A New Year celebration went horribly wrong after German TV presenter Andrea Plewig lit a firework that detonated…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":369835,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[2851,2199,6491,96,57169,141256,2196,43818,9714,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-369834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-animals","tag-breast-cancer","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-fireworks","tag-help-for-heroes-charity","tag-hospitals","tag-new-year","tag-rspca","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/369835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}