Lauren Harries has broken her silence on her health battle after her helpless mum took to social media on Tuesday to beg for help.
The Celebrity Big Brother star, 45, was rushed to hospital in April for an emergency brain operation.
The TV star has since remained in hospital and her mother has been sharing updates as Lauren continues to recover from her mystery illness.
In a recent update, Lauren's mum Katy posted to her Twitter page and appealed to her followers for help as she shared a 'scary' update on her daughter's health.
The tweet read: "Please help: Lauren has had a number of blackouts after which the right side of her face droops. This is incredibly scary for Lauren and us. She also has a consistent headache.
"Doctors haven't been able to explain what is causing these. Have you or someone you know been through this? Any ideas or help you could give will be so helpful.
"@NHSuk have saved Lauren but they can't find any answers for this and it is so scary when it happens, it happened again yesterday. Please help find out what's causing these!"
Following her mother's plea for help, Lauren has taken to Instagram to break her silence as she revealed that she 'nearly died'.
Taking to her stories, the former Celebrity Big Brother star penned: "Hello my stars. Well, I'm still in hospital. Nearly dying changes you and makes you appreciate every moment. So enjoy the sunshine and know that I love you.
"Light, love and peace," the TV star added.
Lauren then went on to share a number of drawings to her story, as well as an adorable cat video, and a number of get well soon cards which had been sent to her hospital room.
Earlier this week, Lauren shared her thanks to medical staff for 'saving her life' in a tweet shared on Lauren's profile via her family.
"Lauren wants to thank the amazing work of the NHS staff that have saved her life over a month of being in hospital," the tweet read.
"She is still in the Heath with no date of being released. The nurses have been incredible and wouldn't be an NHS without them.
"Thank you for saving our Lauren."
It is still not exactly known what kind of condition or medical issue Lauren is suffering from.
Fans first became aware of Lauren's health battle when a tweet was issued from Lauren's mum from her Twitter page in April.
The tweet read: "Please pray or send good thoughts to my precious daughter Lauren @LaurenHarries. Who is recovering from emergency brain surgery today."
Lauren found fame as an antiques expert at the age of 12 as she appeared on the Antiques Roadshow and Wogan. She underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2003.
She is best known for her stint on Celebrity Big Brother in 2013, where she finished in third place.
She has also appeared on Celebrity Juice and Naked Attraction, where she became the first ever celebrity to appear on the Channel 4 dating show.
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