Gemma Atkinson falls ill after ‘mentally and physically’ full on time on Strictly Come Dancing
The 33-year-old star made it through to the finals on this year's Strictly - and now her body's had time to rest, the festive flu has finally caught up with her
GEMMA Atkinson has revealed she’s been struck down with a flu after “mentally and physically” draining herself due to Strictly Come Dancing.
The actress, who made it through to the finals last weekend, revealed to her fans on Instagram that she “didn’t listen to her body” when she needed to rest and instead is now struck down with a nasty bug.
Posting a flashback video of her working out in the gym onto Instagram, she told her fans she was sent home from work early as she tried to struggle through
She wrote: “So today should have been my first day back doing this.
“However I’ve been struck down with flu 😕 It started Y’day morn with what I thought was just a cold so I carried about the day and went to an event but I started feeling worse and had to leave early.
Paired with Aljaz Skorjanec during her time on Strictly, the pair came fourth according to the judges scores – but it is unknown how well they did in the final public vote.
Joe McFadden came out on top and took home the glitterball trophyat the end of the evening alongside partner Katya Jones.
In the judges final scores, Alexandra Burke topped the leader board with 119 points, followed by Joe with 118, Debbie McGee with 117 and finally Gemma with 114.
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