Celebrity chef Simon Rimmer reveals his daughter had drink spiked
Celebrity chef Simon Rimmer has spoken of 'feeling "terrified" after his daughter's drink was spiked.
Appearing on Steph's Packed Lunch on Channel 4, the Wallasey born TV chef said his 24-year-old daughter Flo was targeted around five years ago while out for lunch with friends.
He told the show that he took her to hospital, describing it as a "horrible time".
Rimmer was taking part in a discussion about a campaign to boycott nightclubs in response to a rise in spiking cases.
He said: "Flo's 24 now but about five or six years ago she had her drink spiked. She had been out for lunch with some friends and she'd had about three glasses of wine.
Rimmer added: "We took her to A&E and, I'll be honest with you, they sort of thought, 'You're just over-anxious parents, your daughter's had too much to drink'.
"But it wasn't, the behaviour was completely different. It really, really shook her up, it was a horrible, horrible time."
Rimmer said he felt "terrified" during the experience.
He described his daughter as "very open, she's pretty sensible - she likes a party, like most young people do, but you feel that fear that really hasn't gone away".
The TV star said he agreed with the boycott but was unsure what the solution is.
Hundreds of cases including drink spiking and injections have been reported in recent months.
Students in the North West have joined a national movement to take a stand. They are boycotting nightclubs as they seek action over the high number of spiking incidents.
Students in Liverpool joined the protest on Tuesday whilst students in Manchester are set to take part on Wednesday evening.
The #GirlsNightIn protest will take place at 7pm at St Peter's Square in Manchester.
If you or one of your friends are on a night out and start to have a different than normal reaction to alcohol, then you may have been spiked.