Former Disney star Christy Carlson Romano reveals shocking details about nearly losing her eye after being shot in face

Christy Carlson Romano is speaking out about nearly losing an eye after she was shot in the face four months ago. During an appearance on the upcoming June 10 episode of the “Not a Damn Chance!” podcast, via a sneak peek by People magazine, the 41-year-old former Disney star recalled the terrifying incident while she was shooting clay pigeons with her husband, Brendan Rooney, for his birthday.Asked how it happened, Romano explained she was not “at liberty to say specifics,” according to People.The actress previously revealed on Instagram that she was “hit in five places,” including below her eye. Romano shared details for the first time about what transpired.“It’s a birdshot that got sprayed in my direction by another party, and essentially it was within 200 feet, which means really fast and hot,” she told hosts Neen Williams and Frankland Lee. “They weren’t malicious,” Romano clarified.“It wasn’t aggravated assault.

It’s what happened.” The “Even Stevens” star then emphasized the importance of gun safety and described her initial response. “I feel very out of body about it.… It’s pretty wild,” she said.

“I’m shocked, and what goes through my head immediately is, ‘Oh that’s dope, I just got shot.’ And then I go, ‘Oh now I’m gonna die,'” she said. “I take a knee.My husband witnessed it and was like, ‘Hey are you hit?’ because I didn’t scream.

I didn’t do anything.I was just out of body.”Romano recalled she had a knee-jerk reaction upon being shot that stemmed from her time on the third season of the FOX reality TV series “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.”In the show, celebrity contestants take on grueling military exercises and challenges under the direction of ex-Special Forces operatives. Romano explained that the contestants were trained to give a thumbs-up to let their fellow cast members know that they were OK during the series’ perilous challenges.The “Kim Po...