Christy Carlson Romano Shares Experience After Being Shot

Christy Carlson Romano recently opened up about a traumatic incident where she was shot in the face four months ago. During her appearance on the June 10th episode of “Not a Chance!”, she reflected on the terrifying event that occurred while she was filming with her husband Brendan Rooney and Claydot on her birthday.

When asked about the details, Romano noted that she wasn’t comfortable providing every aspect of the incident. She had previously mentioned on Instagram that she was “hit in five places,” including under her eyes.

For the first time, she detailed how the shooting happened, explaining that a birdshot was fired in her direction by someone else situated within about 200 feet. “It was really fast and hot,” she said. However, she clarified, “They were not malicious. It wasn’t an aggravated assault. That’s just what happened.”

Romano emphasized the significance of gun safety and recounted her initial feelings after being shot. “I feel very out of body about it…it’s pretty wild,” she expressed. “I’m in shock. My first thought was, ‘Oh, that’s dope, I was just shot.’ Then, ‘Oh, I’m going to die now,'” she added.

She recalled being on her knees and her husband asking her if she was hit, as she had not reacted immediately. Romano mentioned she felt a knee-jerk reaction when the shot struck her and touched on her experience on the reality series “Special Force: World’s Toughest Test.”

During the show, contestants are trained to signal with a thumbs up to indicate they’re fine during rigorous military exercises. Interestingly, Romano noted that right after being shot, she instinctively gave her husband a thumbs-up. “He was like, ‘Oh, you’re fine.’ Then I said, ‘No, I’ve been hit,'” she recalled, describing how Rooney rushed to her side while holding back the urge to retaliate against the shooter.

“He quickly went into action mode, rated me, and drove to get a car,” she explained, adding that she felt an enormous rush despite not experiencing any pain at that moment. Her thoughts were scattered with fears for her children, Isabella and Sophia, aged 7 and 5, respectively.

Romano described being covered in blood and voicing her immediate concerns, like whether she’d survive and who would look after her daughters. She expressed that it felt like she was on the brink of being blinded. “If my head had tilted in another direction, I could have lost my right eye,” she said, mentioning that some shotgun pellets are still lodged in her eyes and forehead.

She shared that doctors advised leaving the fragments in her skull, as they would aid in her healing. In the podcast, Romano recounted trying to keep a brave face during her hospital stay, even attempting to make light of the situation to ease everyone’s tension. “I wanted the people around me to be more calm, so I was trying to be funny,” she noted.

The former Broadway actress acknowledged it’s hard to come to terms with being labeled a “gun wound survivor.” She touched upon the nature of clay pigeon shooting as a sport, commonly perceived as safe but still requiring strict safety measures.