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A former CBBC child star has been left ‘absolutely devastated’ by a mystery illness after she was taken to hospital.
Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer, 36, has revealed how she was forced to cancel an upcoming job as she is not well enough to work.
Taking to social media the actress – who famously played the schoolgirl in the award-winning kids’ show The Story of Tracy Beaker which ran between 2002 and 2005 – explained how she is unclear about what her illness is.
In a video posted to TikTok, she said: ‘I am not very well. I was admitted to the hospital over the weekend. But I’m out.
‘I feel like poo, actually. They’re not entirely sure what’s wrong with me so I’m still having tests.
‘I’m absolutely gutted that I’ve had to cancel work and a job that I was really excited to do.’
She continued: ‘Those that know me know how much I love my job. So, absolutely devastated.
‘Thank you to those that have messaged me asking if I’m okay. I will hopefully be back and on my feet soon. Sending you lots of love.’
In a later video, Dani also shared how she was still ‘not 100 per cent’.
Commenting beneath her video, several fans wished the actor well, with Lianne writing: ‘Is it hayfever? Seriously get better soon.’
Emily added: ‘COVID has been really prominent where I live but I’m assuming they tested for that. get well soon,’
Meanwhile, @daleksanddreams wrote: ‘Sending lots of love and healing thoughts. Get well soon xx’
Lastly, Kaitlin commented: ‘Awww health is wealth so you were right to focus on that over work, get well soon.’
Earlier this year, Dani revealed how she has been diagnosed with perimenopause after noticing hair-related symptoms.
Talking about her diagnosis, Dani revealed that it was her husband, Simon, who encouraged her to get a diagnosis after her ‘whole personality had pretty much changed’.
She also revealed that she had been struggling with episodes of depression and anxiety, as well as night sweats, sleep interruptions and brain fog.
Based on the book of the same name by Dame Jacqueline Wilson, The Story of Tracy Beaker followed the lives of a group of kids living at a children’s home they dubbed ‘the Dumping Ground’.
Across its five series, the show was nominated for five children’s Baftas and became one of the most-watched and best-remembered CBBC shows of the era.
The actress reprised her role as Tracey Beaker in several spin-offs, including Tracy Beaker Returns in 2010, The Dumping Ground in 2013 and My Mum Tracy Beaker and The Beaker Girls in 2021.
Away from the cameras, Dani shares two children with Simon – son Leon, who was born in 2022, and daughter Averie-Belle, who was born in 2017.
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