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Ellie Crabbe

Reality TV star Billie Shepherd reveals ‘scary’ Lyme disease diagnosis

Billie Shepherd said she hopes talking about her illness with raise awareness (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

Reality TV star Billie Shepherd revealed she has been diagnosed with Lyme disease and said doctors believe she was bitten by an infected tick.

The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 35, told the Mirror that the symptoms of the illness came on suddenly.

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