Derren Brown invites female audience member to eat GLASS during stage show Miracle
Audience members cringed as the pscyhological illusionist encouraged her to 'take a big risk' and 'crunch on the big bits'
VIEWERS recoiled in horror this evening as Derren Brown made a woman eat GLASS live on stage.
The pscyhological illusionist encouraged audience member Sarah Carson to "take a big risk" and "crunch on the big bits" as part of his West End production Miracle, which aired on Channel 4.
The trick began with Derren asking Sarah to remove a light bulb from a lamp and tap it against a plate of apple - during which it 'accidentally' shattered.
He then instructed Sarah to wrap the broken shards in a cloth and smash them up with a hammer.
Derren then stunned the audience when he placed a large shard of the glass on his tongue and started to EAT it.
Onlookers cringed as his teeth audibly ground into the glass.
Explaining he had done this show "350 times" he joked: "It's going to go wrong at some point," before encouraging Sarah to do the same.
Leaning forward, he told his visibly nervous assistant to open wide, before placing a large piece on her tongue.
Warning her not to swallow anything just yet, Derren reassured her that a slice of apple would soak up the small bits of glass and line her stomach.
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He then told her to bite down on the glass with her molars, explaining: "When you feel like all the big bits have been crunched down you’re going to take some water and swill everything around.
"It is safe to swallow as long as you’ve crunched down all the big bits.
"Don’t tell yourself this is horrible, that this is dangerous."
Incredibly, Sarah then swallowed down the lot.
Derren then placed the remaining glass into a box, signed it, and told her: "The next time you're faced with a risk, you can look at this and remember, you took a big risk, you ate a piece of broken glass in front of 2,000 people."
Viewers took to social media in their droves, stunned that Sarah had gone through with it.
One wrote: "Derren Brown just made a girl eat glass yet nobody is scared of him as a national threat."
Another tweeted: "Wouldn't catch me eating glass for nothing... Derren Brown is amazing but am I the only one wondering what happens at the other end."
Though not everyone was so convinced Sarah actually munched on real glass.
One wrote: "Wow Derren Brown made someone eat some sugar glass that melted in her mouth so she could swallow it - amazing."
Another suggested: "That's gotta be some sort of foxes glacier mint and not a proper light bulb eeeek!!! #Miracle @DerrenBrown."