Amber Davies Opens Up About Strictly Struggles

become emotional as she admitted that starring on Come Dancing last year 'annihilated' her, as she opened up about why she has been off sick from Legally Blonde: The Musical.

The actress, 29, was previously .

Now, Amber has addressed the situation on her podcast, Call To Stage With Amber Davies, sharing a candid health update and revealing how her gruelling schedule took a serious toll. 

During the episode, she admitted she 'should have listened' to her body after becoming seriously unwell following press night. 

She explained that after weeks of intense rehearsals and building the production from scratch, her immune system was already 'run down' when she caught the , which quickly spread through the cast. 

Despite feeling unwell, she pushed through, determined not to let anyone down. 

However, she revealed her illness then developed into a chest and sinus infection, for which she was prescribed antibiotics. 

Although she initially began to feel better, she returned to work too soon, a decision she called her 'first error',  as the infection had not fully cleared. 

Driven by a 'show must go on' mentality and the pressure of leading the production, she admitted she put others before her own health. 

Things then took a dramatic turn when her condition suddenly worsened. She recalled struggling to even get to the theatre before her energy and voice began failing.

Realising something was seriously wrong, she was forced to step back, later discovering her infection levels were 'through the roof' after medical tests. 

She recalled: 'I remember sitting at the back, I was meant to drive to the show that day, and I just didn't have the energy to drive. 

'So I got in the back of an Uber, and I remember just sitting there thinking, "oh my god, there's something seriously wrong with me".

'But again, I didn't want to call in. I didn't, and because I'd just previously been ill like three weeks before, I was like, I can't call in again, like what is going on?