What are shingles and first signs as Holly Willoughby forced off ITV This Morning with painful infection
17.04.2023 - 09:13
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Holly Willoughby has been forced to take an unexpected break from This Morning due to having shingles. The presenter was due back on the ITV daytime show on Monday (April 17) for the first time in a number of weeks along with Phillip Schofield after enjoying time off for the Easter holidays.
But in an Instagram post shared by both Holly and This Morning on Sunday (April 16), the 42-year-old confirmed her return had been hit by a setback and that she'd be away for a "few days" - or the whole week - due to being struck down by the painful infection.
She wrote on the distinctive green This Morning logo backdrop: "Hi ...just to let you know I may be away for the rest of the week as I have Shingles," she said with frustrated-face emoji. Holly added: "I'll be back as soon as I'm better. Huge Love."
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According to the NHS, shingles is an infection caused by the chickenpox virus that causes a painful rash. It is common to get the shingles rash on the chest or abdomen but it can appear anywhere on the body including the face, eyes and genitals, the health service said.
People should get advice from 111 as soon as possible if they think they have it. But what are the first signs? According to the Shingles Support Society (SSS), red patches are usually the first sign of the rash appearing but there may also be itching, tingling or burning under the skin, pain around the area and "fluid-filled blisters" that burst and turn into sores before they dry out.
Around 194,000 people in England and Wales get shingles every year, the SSS website said. The charity added: “We call it chickenpox when we first catch it. "The virus hides away in the body and can appear again
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