Reality TV star on the 'disgusting' gaming habit that could have killed them

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John Junior agreed to put their love of gaming under the microscope for a jaw-dropping new show, and they were left reeling from the results.

John, who has been a gamer for 20 years, had their PlayStation console, keyboard and headset analysed by scientists for the factual entertainment show Gross Up pn E4 digital, which sends participants' belongings away to a lab to test for viruses, fungi and bacteria.

John was shocked to be told that dangerous bacteria had been detected on their gaming equipment, caused by their habit of urinating in bottles instead of breaking off to use the bathroom in order to stay in the game. READ MORE: BBC The Apprentice: From sex bans to 4am wake up calls, candidate reveals what life is really like on the show On the console a microbiologist found gut bacteria that can cause urinary tract infections, skin infections and pneumonia, a potentially life-threatening infection of the lungs.

Asked how bacteria from the gut had ended up on the Playstation, the microbiologist explained: "If you are urinating in your bottles in your room and then not washing your hands afterwards." On John's keyboard they found bacteria which tends to come from either around the gums or again from the intestines.