Strictly star was rushed to hospital after suffering painful “rashes and shooting pains” and fears of contracting a tropical disease

A Strictly Come Dancing star has been rushed to hospital after suffering from “rashes and shooting pains”.

Saffron Barker, 24, who starred in the dance show’s 17th season in 2019, gave fans an update on her health 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 shared how she was feeling “somewhat normal again” amid her illness.

She wrote over the picture: “Thank you for all your well wishes, after a week I’m finally feeling somewhat normal again.”

“The doctors thought I had contracted a tropical disease from a mosquito while I was away.”

Describing her symptoms in detail, Saffron added: “I had all the symptoms: rashes all over my body, headaches, body aches, stabbing pains in the body, fever, sore throat and ears, etc.”

In a separate post, the YouTuber shared a picture of her arm connected to a cannula. Saffron confirmed she did not have a tropical disease but did suffer from a low white blood cell count.

She said: “After the blood test it turned out I didn’t have it, but my white blood cells were half what they should be, so very low, and so my whole body was trying to fight the infection.”

The blonde beauty uploaded a video showing the rashes on her arms, adding: “This is what the rashes looked like all over my body.”

In a recent update, Saffron posted another picture of her arm while taking a bath, with the star seemingly on the mend.

She shared, “Today is the first day I’ve woken up and they’re calming down and so grateful.”

Last month, Saffron flew to the Maldives with a friend, where she documented her travels to the South Asian country with a friend.

In a selection of stunning bikini snaps, Saffron posed up a storm on the beach as she quipped: “I hope you like these pictures as much as the mosquitoes x.”

Taking to her Instagram, the influencer, who recently enjoyed a trip to the Maldives, shared a snap of herself resting in bed and shared how she was feeling “somewhat normal again” amid her illness.

In a separate post, the YouTuber shared a picture of her arm connected to a cannula. Saffron confirmed she did not have a tropical disease but did suffer from a low white blood cell count

The blonde beauty uploaded a video showing the rashes on her arms, adding: “This is what the rashes looked like all over my body.”

In a recent update, Saffron posted another picture of her arm while taking a bath, with the star seemingly on the mend

Saffron’s health issues come after she suffered another emergency in January, which saw the star suffer another emergency Horror ski accident on the first day of their family trip to the Alps France.

The Strictly alum shared on social media that she had to be rescued on the slopes by an emergency ski team.

The influencer posted a video on her Instagram and TikTok of herself being returned to her hotel by ski patrols.

In a selection of stunning bikini snaps, Saffron posed up a storm on the beach as she quipped: “I hope you love these pictures as much as the mosquitoes x.”

The former Strictly star shared on social media that she had to be rescued on the slopes by an emergency ski team

The influencer posted a video on Instagram and TikTok of herself being returned to her hotel by ski patrols

She insisted that “story time” was needed to explain how and what happened before the accident.

Making light of the situation, Saffron captioned her post: “Well, I didn’t intend to use that sound like that, it takes time for the story. #skifails’

Despite her incident, Saffron appeared to be in great spirits as she continued to share gorgeous snaps from her trip.