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My sleepwalking is so bad I nearly spent £200 on Disney merchandise and set my mouth on fire, I don’t remember any of it

A MUM-of-three set her own mouth on FIRE and nearly spent £200 on Disney merch while fast asleep.

Kelly Mitchell, 40, said she woke up clutching her ex-husband's lighter with blisters covering the inside of her mouth and arms in the terrifying ordeal at home in Basildon, Essex.

Kelly Mitchell nearly bought £200 worth of Disney merchandise online while fast asleep
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Kelly Mitchell nearly bought £200 worth of Disney merchandise online while fast asleepCredit: Louis Wood

Another night saw Kelly fill an online shopping basket with £200-worth of merch for Disney film Encanto - which she had only seen once.

Single mum Kelly - who has suffered from the rare sleeping disorder for years - has been left terrified for her safety after the episodes got progressively worse.

One horrifying night, she took a bottle full of diabetes meds while fast asleep.

Kelly was prescribed the pills while she was pregnant with her youngest son Carson - now six. The mum was rushed to hospital but luckily both she and baby were ok.

She told The Sun: "I have sleep apnoea. I do things in my sleep.

"The main thing is sleep shopping. Two nights ago I nearly bought £200-worth of Encanto merch. I had only watched it once."

Kelly's more sinister episodes have seen her set fire to herself - and she once took an overdose.

"I was prescribed metformin for diabetes when I was pregnant. I was having a dream where I was telling the doctor that I couldn't take the medication any more."

Kelly was rushed to hospital where she was admitted overnight for monitoring.

Both she and her baby were fine.

"I was quite lucky I was in my second trimester," Kelly added.

"Doctors said if I had been in my first or the last it could have some nasty effects for me and the baby."

I think people really underestimate sleep walking, I can do anything in my sleep.

Kelly Mitchell

Another incident saw her set fire to her mouth in 2018.

"I can only assume it was my ex-husband's lighter. My arm and the inside of my mouth were all blistered and I woke up with the lighter.

"It scares me. I think people really underestimate sleep walking, I can do anything in my sleep.

"I am not allowed to drive because I could drive in my sleep."

One other occasions, Kelly was stunned to get a surprise delivery of a £100 plastic basketball court she didn't have a clue she'd ordered.

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She's also bought tins of paint, a Wendy house, two fridges and a table in some of her nocturnal shops.

Kelly added: "I have been making a lot of reservations at Argos to go and collect it in the morning. I just have to be really careful."

The mum-of-three has bought tins of paint, a Wendy house, two fridges and a table during her night-time shops
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The mum-of-three has bought tins of paint, a Wendy house, two fridges and a table during her night-time shopsCredit: Louis Wood
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