A DISNEY fan claims she was left needing surgery to remove shards of glass from her mouth and stomach after a glass exploded in her face.

Lauren Perks was drinking from the princess-themed cup from B&M to wash down a tablet when it suddenly shattered in front of her.

The 24-year-old attempted to spit out the sharp chunks but claims she was horrified to realise she had swallowed some with her medicine as she could feel a piece lodged in her chest.

Lauren and fiancée, Kelly, also 24, rushed to A&E where she says x-rays revealed she had swallowed numerous different sized pieces of glass.

Some had made their way into her chest and stomach and could have been "tearing her insides", she says.

Lauren, who is unemployed due to a disability, was put under general anaesthetic for two hours while medics picked the fragments from her stomach by inserting a tube down her throat.

Lauren, from Barking, east London, said: "It's literally such a freak accident. I was just having a drink.

"I took the glass out of the cupboard and poured myself a glass of water. As I was drinking it, the glass literally exploded and shattered in my face.

"As I swallowed the tablet, I swallowed the glass as well. There was glass all in my mouth so I spat it out but I was bleeding."

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Kelly raced in to see what the noise was about and saw the blood in her mouth and "glass everywhere".

"I wasn't in pain at first, I was just in shock," Lauren said.

"It was so unexpected and I was really upset so I was crying. Then a couple of minutes later, my chest started to hurt.

"I knew I'd swallowed some so we went to A&E. I had quite a few pieces in there and when they removed them the doctors said there were more than expected.

"They said if they couldn't get all the pieces out with the tube then they'd have to cut me open but luckily it worked.

"They were worried the glass could have been tearing my insides.

"Then I had to stay in hospital for three days because they didn't know if the glass had caused damage on the way up."

Lauren remained in hospital until medics were certain the glass hadn't caused any internal damage.

She is now taking medication to strengthen her stomach lining after the ordeal.

'I'M SCARED TO USE GLASSES NOW'

Disney fan Lauren, who had been given the set of two glasses for Christmas, has since binned the other and refused to drink out of glass cups since.

Lauren said: "I've been second guessing myself, wondering if I did something wrong, if I'd put the hot tap on instead of cold but the water was definitely cold.

"The glasses weren't knocked after they were given to me, they were perfectly fine. I just can't think of a reason it would explode like that."

Lauren says she's been in touch with B&M to complain, and the discount retailer asked her to send a photo of the receipt and a sample of the glass to help them investigate.

Lauren said: "I don't want money or anything, I just want the glasses recalled. They're Disney-themed so kids will be using them.

"I'm still in pain, I'm still sore, my belly hurts and I'm scared to use glasses, I've only used plastic cups since."

A B&M spokesperson said: "We are aware of this and we're currently waiting for the customer to get back to us so we can investigate further."

Disney said the glasses are a "licensed product" that are created, manufactured and distributed by a third party company.

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