Stephanie Davis reveals painful skin reaction after fake tanning fail

STEPHANIE Davis said she has reacted badly to "fake tan drops" as she showed off a painful rash.

The Hollyoaks actress, 29, shared a video of her itchy skin on Instagram and admitted she looked "orange".

From far away her skin appeared smooth and clear, but Stephanie zoomed in closer to reveal patchy red marks around her jawline.

The Celebrity Big Brother star explained she had gone for a facial and applied fake tan drops soon afterwards, which she thinks caused the nasty flare up.

She said in her video: "So I’ve just done that derma to my face. My skin has been great for ages. And then I’ve stupidly done it, and I’ve put tan drops on, and I’ve woken up ‘bonge’.

"I’ve put a filter on to try and hide how orange this is!

Pointing to a band of pale skin where that drops hadn't reached, she added: "It’s even brighter than what this looks and I’ve got a line.

"And now I’m going bright red and coming out in a rash."

Stephanie found fame in Andrew Lloyd Webber's TV talent show hunt for a leading lady in 2010.

Stephanie didn't win Over The Rainbow but went on to join the cast of Hollyoaks instead.

A few years later she was fired from the soap and catapulted into Celebrity Big Brother.

She eventually returned to Hollyoaks after quitting booze and played Sinead O'Connor in the Channel 4 soap until her departure in 2019.

In July 2021 she told fans of how she was in "so much pain" and needed a nebuliser to help stabilise her breathing after contracting Covid.

Her spokesperson explained at the time: "Stephanie has not been vaccinated yet because of her allergies and anaphylaxis."