“Love Island Australia” star suffers third-degree burns, brain bleeding after falling into a bonfire
“Love Island Australia” star suffers third-degree burns, brain bleeding after falling into a bonfire
Ryan ColemanTue, October 20, 2026 at 3:52 AM UTC
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Trent Woolman on ‘Love Island Australia’Credit: 9NowKey Points -
Love Island Australia star Trent Woolman has sustained severe injuries after falling into and getting “stuck” in a bonfire.
The Melbourne-based reality star and tower crane operator continues to receive treatment for third-degree burns to his arms, mouth, and airways.
Woolman’s doctors also discovered brain bleeding and a cyst on his brain, which required emergency surgery. He is currently in stable condition.
A member of the extended Love Islanduniverse is in stable condition after suffering potentially life-threatening injuries.
Trent Woolman, who competed on season 5 of Love Island Australia, was airlifted to a hospital in Melbourne earlier this month with severe burns after falling into a bonfire. The reality star and tower crane operator opened up about the harrowing ordeal in an interview with the Daily Mailon Monday.
Woolman has already spent two weeks in the hospital treating his injuries, which exploded in scope when doctors discovered brain bleeds and a cyst on his brain. He is currently in stable condition, and told the outlet that he has “a couple weeks to go” at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.
Woolman on ‘Love Island Australia’Credit: 9Now
Woolman, 28, said he was doing some yard work at his sister’s property in Inverleigh, Victoria, when he fell into a bonfire and struggled to get free. “I got stuck on the fire and got off and crawled back to the house,” he recalled, calling the experience “traumatic and the worst time of my life.”
After rendering him aid, Woolman’s sister called an ambulance, and the ambulance crew promptly called intensive care paramedics upon assessing the severity of his injuries. A helicopter was ordered, which then flew him the 50-odd miles to Melbourne.
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At the hospital, doctors diagnosed third-degree burns on Woolman’s arms, mouth, and airways. Upon further investigation, his care team of doctors discovered a cyst and also bleeding in his brain, requiring emergency surgery that bumped back a skin graft for his charred arms.
The skin graft has since been completed, but Woolman remains in the hospital, awaiting further treatment.
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Woolman appeared on the fifth season of the Aussie spinoff in 2023. Hosted by pop star turned actress Sophie Monk and narrated by noted Irish radio presenter Eoghan McDermott, Love Island Australia season 5 started with 23 contestants, eventually narrowing to two winners after 29 days.
Though Woolman didn’t make it to the finals, he did endure into the middle of the competition, being dumped 10th on day 22. The eventual winners were sales agent Kale Roberts and accountant Tyra Johannes. Woolman is set to make a cameo on the upcoming season of Australia’s Married At First Sight.
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