star Simon Rimmer spoke out once more about a terrifying ordeal that his daughter went through. Posting to on Thursday evening the presenter shared some statistics from St John Ambulance, sharing how many people get spiked, before opening up on his own experience.
The infographic read: “23% of Gen Z and Millenials have been spiked. Stay alert at night with friends.”
Sharing the post, Simon added his own words, writing: “My daughter and many other young adults . Thank you St John’s Ambulance for the campaign heads up.”
Back in 2021, the presenter opened up on a terrifying ordeal involving his daughter Flo Rimmer. Speaking on , he explained that his daughter’s drink had been spiked after going out for lunch with a few friends.
Simon shared his ordeal ahead of tonight’s Girls Night In campaign which encourages women to boycott nightclubs and bars in response to the rise of spiking.
Simon Rimmer shared his daughter’s spiking experience (Image: Getty)
At the time, he said: “My daughter Flo is 24 now,” Simon replied. “About five or six years ago she had her drink spiked.
“She went out for lunch with some friends and she had about three glasses of wine.
“She came home and she was in a right state and we were saying to her, ‘How much have you had to drink?’ She said, ‘I’ve only had three glasses of wine I’m really scared I don’t know what’s happening.’”
He continued: “We took her to A&E and I’ll be honest with you they thought we were over-anxious parents, ‘Your daughter has had too much to drink.'”
“But it wasn’t her behaviour was completely different and it really shook her up – it was a horrible time.”
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The Sunday Brunch star opened up to help raise awareness (Image: Getty)
Steph asked: “How did you feel as a parent going through that?” “You feel terrified,” he admitted. “One because she’s very open, she’s pretty sensible, she likes to party like most young people do.
“But you feel that fear that really hasn’t gone away and because I’m involved in the hospitality industry it is a problem. I agree with the boycott but I’m not quite sure what the solution is.”
“I think the worst thing about it is people are doing this for entertainment,” he continued. “People are spiking people’s drinks to see how they react purely for their entertainment which sounds hideous.”