A Strictly Come Dancing star was rushed to hospital after suffering with ‘rashes and shooting pains’.
Saffron Barker, 24, who starred in the 17 season of the dance show in 2019, gave fans a health update on Thursday amid her painful symptoms, which medics initially feared was a ‘tropical disease’ caused by a mosquito.
Taking to her Instagram, the influencer, who recently enjoyed a trip to The Maldives, shared a snap of herself resting in bed and told how she feels ‘somewhat normal again’ amid her illness.
Writing over the image, she penned: ‘Thank you so much for all your well wishes, after a week I finally feel somewhat normal again.
‘The doctors thought I’d caught a tropical disease from a mosquito when I was away.’
Saffron Barker, 24, who starred in the 17 season of the dance show in 2019 [pictured with former pro AJ Pritchard], gave fans a health update on Thursday amid her painful symptoms
Detailing her symptoms, Saffron added: ‘I had all the symptoms being, rashes all over my body, headache, body aches, shooting pains in my body, temperature, sore throat and ears etc.’
In a separate post, the YouTuber shared an image of her arm hooked up to a cannula, Saffron confirmed that she didn’t have a tropical disease but did suffer with a low white blood cell count.
She said: ‘After getting my bloods taken turns out I didn’t have that but my white blood cells were half the number they should be so very low and therefore my whole body was trying to fight the infection.’
The blonde beauty the uploaded a video showing the rashes on her arms, adding: ‘This is what the rashes looked like all over my body.’
In a final update, Saffron posted another image of her arm while in the bath, with the star seemingly on the mend.
She shared: ‘Today is the first day I have woken up and they are settling so feeling grateful.’
Last month, Saffron jetted off to The Maldives with a pal, where she documented her travels to the South Asian country with a pal.
In one selection of stunning bikini snaps, Saffron posed up a storm on a beach as she quipped: ‘Hope u love these pics as much as the mosquitoes did x.’
Taking to her Instagram, the influencer, who recently enjoyed a trip to The Maldives, shared a snap of herself resting in bed and told how she feels ‘somewhat normal again’ amid her illness.
In a separate post, the YouTuber shared an image of her arm hooked up to a cannula, Saffron confirmed that she didn’t have a tropical disease but did suffer with a low white blood cell count
The blonde beauty the uploaded a video showing the rashes on her arms, adding: ‘This is what the rashes looked like all over my body’
In a final update, Saffron posted another image of her arm while in the bath, with the star seemingly on the mend
Saffron’s health woes comes after she suffered another emergency in January, with the star having a horror ski accident during the first day of her family trip to the Alpes in France.
The former Strictly took to social media to reveal she had to be rescued by an emergency ski team on the slopes.
The influencer posted a video on her Instagram and TikTok of her getting taken back to her hotel by ski patrols.
In one selection of stunning bikini snaps, Saffron posed up a storm on a beach as she quipped: ‘Hope u love these pics as much as the mosquitoes did x’
The former Strictly star took to social media to reveal she had to be rescued by an emergency ski team on the slopes
The influencer posted a video on her Instagram and TikTok of her getting taken back to her hotel by ski patrols
She insisted a ‘story time is needed’ to explain how and what happened before the accident struck.
Making light of the situation, Saffron captioned her post: ‘Well this isn’t how I planned to use this sound, story time is needed.. #skifails’
Despite her incident, Saffron appeared to be in great spirits as she continued to share gorgeous snaps from her trip.
