Firefighters fear the 'Fifty Shades effect' may lead to surge in call-outs this weekend

FIREFIGHTERS fear they may face a spike in call-outs this weekend from overzealous couples TRAPPED in kinky situations after being inspired by the Fifty Shades of Grey film.

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The highly anticipated movie - inspired by EL James' erotic novel - is set for release this weekend, leading to firefighters being wary of a surge in the "Fifty Shades effect".

Chiefs at the London Fire Brigade (LFB) have already seen a rise in incidents of people getting stuck in compromising situations since the book was released in 2011 - with 472 cases of people being trapped or stuck, often in household items, in 2013/2014.

But now they are concerned that the release of the film could lead to more people getting trapped in objects, like handcuffs or rings, as they attempt to recreate the film's steamy scenes.

Since the release of the book, the LFB have even launched a campaign to urge people to think carefully before getting themselves into potentially sticky situations - but the brigade say they still received calls to deal with embarrassing situations on a daily basis.

Fire crews in the capital have been called to a staggering 28 incidents involving people trapped in handcuffs and seven instances of men with rings stuck on their penises since April 2013.

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Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan with director Sam Taylor-Johnson

In one particularly unfortunate incident, one man had to undergo surgery after he got two metal rings stuck on his penis for THREE days.

They had to be cut off by hydraulic cutters after doctors at Kings College Hospital were unable to remove them.

In the past, crews have also been called to help a man whose penis was stuck in a toaster, while another lad trapped his manhood in a vacuum cleaner.

LFB third officer Dave Brown said: "The Fifty Shades effect seems to spike handcuff incidents, so we hope film-goers will use common sense and avoid leaving themselves red-faced."

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Our advice is simple. If the ring doesn't fit, don't force it on

London Fire Brigade spokesman

A spokesman added: "Our advice is simple. If the ring doesn't fit, don't force it on.

"As well as being painful, you could end up wasting emergency service time if you have to call us out."

Other brigades appeared less concerned about being overloaded by those enjoying saucy shenanigans.

A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said the press office had an "informal discussion" about the possibility.

But she said: "No operational staff have come to us and said they fear a rise in 'special service' requests, which is what these incidents are logged as.

"At this moment in time we don't think we will have an issue, and there is nothing put in place to look out for it.

"We can't turn a blind eye to it just in case we start to get calls in. Calls would still go down as a special service call - whether we would put down on the log the ins and outs of what firefighters are actually dealing with I don't know."

The Fifty Shades of Grey UK premiere kicks off tonight at Leicester Square in London, following the movie's world premiere in Berlin last night.

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