Television viewers were in for the shock of their lives after a TV host came dangerously close to seriously injuring or killing herself during a mind reading segment.

Studio 10, on Network Ten, came very close to broadcasting one of TV’s biggest live tragedies when presenter Sarah Harris appeared to come close to shooting herself in the face with a nail gun.

During a slot with mind reader Anthony Laye, Harris was asked to pick up a nail gun and fire it into his hand.

However, she shocked the audiences when she picked up the gun the wrong way, pointing it, accidentally, at her own head.

Fortunately fellow presenter Jessica Rowe’s skills in the shed proved lucky, rushing to grab the gun and point it in the right direction, at the guest.