The STRICTLY star was rushed to hospital in “shooting pains” after developing a “rash all over my body”.
Saffron Barker, 24, said doctors feared she had contracted a tropical disease after falling ill shortly after returning home from a trip.
6
Strictly star Saffron Barker was rushed to hospital after developing a ‘rash’ Credit: Instagram @ saffronbarker
6
Saffron shared the news with fans from her bed Credit: Instagram
6
YouTuber said her white blood cell count is half what it should be Credit: Instagram
The YouTube star, who boasts more than two million followers, appeared on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing with dancer AJ Pritchard in 2019.
In a message to fans posted from her bed, she wrote: “Thank you so much for all the well wishes, after a week I’m finally feeling somewhat normal again.
“The doctors thought I had caught a tropical disease from a mosquito while I was gone.”
Describing her symptoms, Saffron said: “I had all the symptoms (of a tropical disease) like rashes all over my body, headache, body aches, shooting pains in my body, fever, sore throat and ear infections etc.”
Read more about Saffron Barker
Saffron uploaded a photo of her arm with the tube attached, as she revealed: “After the blood draw it turned out I didn’t have it but my white blood cells were half the number they should be so very low, so my whole body was trying to fight the infection.”
Saffron then shared a video of her hands and told fans: “This is what the rashes looked like on my body.”
Thankfully, the content creator seems to be on the mend as she posted again from the bathroom.
She wrote: “Today is the first day I have woken up and they are settling down with a feeling of gratitude.”
This is the second time this year that Saffron has had to seek medical attention.
In January, she caused concern among fans after revealing that she had injured herself.
The star was strictly transported to the hospital by an ambulance team on skis after a terrible fall in the snow
The YouTuber was enjoying a skiing holiday before taking a nasty fall.
Posting on Instagram, Saffron told her followers that she fell in the snow on the first day of her trip.
The 24-year-old could be seen lying in the snow as emergency crews examined her.
She was then taken off on a stretcher before the medical evaluation came down the slopes.
Worried fans showered her with well wishes as one wrote: “Oh my god that would be you I hope you’re ok but keep us posted my love.”
Another said: “Bad luck. Get well soon.”
A third wrote: “Oh baby sending you lots of love xx.”
Brighton-based YouTuber Saffron rose to fame with her popular beauty, fashion and lifestyle videos and is also known for In My Day with Saffron Barker.
She also launched a clothing line in Primark.
6
Saffron posted a photo of her rash Credit: Instagram
6
Saffron told fans she was on the mend Credit: Instagram
6
Doctors feared that Saffron had contracted a tropical diseaseCredit: instagram
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: HIS Education