Becky Hill ‘almost drowned’ after ‘getting into difficulty’ in ‘risky’ swimming scene in lake while filming music video

There’s suffering for your art – and then there’s almost dying for it. The latter is exactly what happened to Becky Hill when she filmed a dramatic music video in Eryri National Park (formerly Snowdonia) in North Wales. Becky Hill got into difficulties while filming a dramatic swimming scene for her new music video in a lake in North Wales Credit: Instagram Panic set in when Becky Hill’s long dress got caught around her legs when she tried to float on her back in the lake Credit: Instagram The singer, whose new single Changes is out today, was shooting dramatic visuals for the track when she suddenly got herself into difficulties during a swimming scene in a lake. A source said: “The idea was that Becky would swim out into the middle of the lake, in a long white dress, and then go on to her back and float while singing Changes. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! “The shoot started off fine but, when Becky got out to a depth where she could no longer stand up in the lake, and she tried to go on to her back, her dress got caught around her legs. “The material was heavy because of the water and, coupled with how cold it was in there, she started to struggle and was panicking. Changes is the latest single to be released from Becky’s upcoming album Rebecca, which has a new release date of November 13 Credit: Getty Becky on stage in Scotland in June Credit: Getty “Her bodyguard realised what was happening and capsized his canoe as he made a dive into the water to get Becky. “He was amazing, as were as the rest of Becky’s team, and she was taken to safety. “Becky was in shock, initially, but then wanted to go back into the water to try again. 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