Former Disney star Christy Carlson Romano reveals shocking details about nearly losing her eye

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 episode of the Not a Damn Chance podcast via a sneak peek by People magazine the -year-old former Disney star recalled the terrifying episode while she was shooting clay pigeons with her husband Brendan Rooney for his birthday Appealed 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 CHRISTY CARLSON ROMANO SHOT IN THE EYE DURING CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING OUTING WITH HER HUSBAND FOR HIS BIRTHDAYRomano 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 feet which means really fast and hot she advised hosts Neen Williams and Frankland Lee They weren t malicious Romano clarified It wasn t aggravated assault It s what happened CHRISTY CARLSON ROMANO SHOT IN THE EYE DURING CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING OUTING WITH HER HUSBAND FOR HIS BIRTHDAYThe 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 stated I m shocked and what goes through my head straightaway is Oh that s dope I just got shot And then I go Oh now I m gonna die ' she stated 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 Practicable alum recalled that out of habit she gave Rooney a thumbs-up at once after she was shot He was like Oh you re good And I was like No I'm hit He goes Oh s--- Romano recalled of her husband's reaction She remembered that Rooney rushed to her aid and had to restrain himself from retaliating against the other party So he s running to me and making sure I m OK and he s fighting the urge to hurt the person but he s been practicing stoicism just now and there was something in him Romano recalled He was straightaway into action mode evaluating me and ran to get the car I felt this huge rush that I d never felt before where I was starting to get really woozy I think it was shock Romano notified the hosts she didn't experience any pain initially and described the thoughts that were running through her head including her fears her children might be affected The actress shares daughters Isabella and Sofia with Rooney I was covered in blood from my forehead and I commented three things I was like Am I gonna die Who s gonna take care of the girls Is my career over she recalled Romano explained that she came close to being blinded or killed LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS If my head would ve been tilted in any other direction I would have been blind in my right eye Or if I had turned my head I could have gotten hit in a softer side of my skull and I would have potentially been dead Romano declared It s still in my eye she stated of the pellets from the shotgun I have a fragment still in my forehead and I have a fragment still behind my eye which is millimeter away from blinding me Romano previously explained on Instagram that the lead fragment behind her eye had to remain in her face because removing it could leave her blind The shot fragment lodged in her skull will also remain in place because doctors commented it will expedite her healing process CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERDuring her podcast interview Romano described hosts she put on a brave face at first and was making jokes about her medicinal emergency after she arrived at the hospital In retrospect I was trying to be funny and not cry because I required the people around me to feel more calm so that they could take better care of me Romano disclosed The former Broadway star admitted that it has been challenging to accept she is a gunshot survivor Clay pigeon shooting is an outdoor sport in which upside-down circular disks made of limestone and pitch used as targets are propelled into the air by machines called traps Shooters use shotguns with each shot projecting hundreds of small lead balls to hit the clay pigeons CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe sport is typically not considered dangerous as long as safety measures are followed