Akshay Kumar continued shooting despite suffering bites from a scorpion on the sets of Khatron Ke Khiladi 4

Akshay Kumar, who hosts Khatron Ke Khiladi's fourth season, continued shooting in South Africa over the weekend despite being stung by a scorpion!

Says a source from Colors, the channel that will air the show, "Akshay sustained scorpion stings on his left index finger and the dorsum of his left hand.

The bite caused swelling and extreme pain and an anti-venom lotion was applied four times. Ice was applied every four hours for about 10 minutes.

Another ointment was applied after that and he was monitored the whole day. Though he was in extreme pain, he took it in his stride and continued shooting."

Daring act

Says an insider, "For all the seasons he has hosted earlier, AK always tests out the show's stunts before the contestants take them on. He is a bit of a daredevil who likes to perform all his action stunts in films himself.

In the KKK series he handles all kinds of insects, bugs and creepy-crawlies before the contestants do."

Though the unit wanted to take a break, Akshay insisted on continuing shooting. Adds the source, "This year he's very excited about KKK4 as some highly challenging stunts are being carried out."

KHILADI SPEAK

On his micro-blogging site, Akshay Kumar states: Filming in Cape Town, only moments ago I was bitten by a scorpion!....Sunbathing with my new friend, the Scorpion King! Can you see the size of these things! What a pleasure, but what a sting :)