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‘Face swollen so bad, burning hot and headaches’ Danniella Westbrook reveals the agony that has ‘reduced her to tears’

Actress is in crippling pain after she was struck down with a nasty infection

DANNIELLA Westbrook has been left in crippling pain after she was struck down with a tooth infection.

The actress shared a picture of her heavily swollen face online as she opened up about her agonising headaches and soaring temperature.

 Poor Daniella has been battling two infections
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Poor Daniella has been battling two infectionsCredit: BBC/Twitter

She has also been suffering from an ear infection which has added to her misery.

Danniella documented her health crisis in a series of posts on Twitter, explaining her face was so swollen it looked as if she had been punched.

The actress wrote: "Toothache,ear infection, sore throat & headache.A face swollen like I've done 4 rounds with @MikeTyson... best BF looking after me..."

She later sparked further fears for her health by posting another worrying message.

It declared: "So so poorly today."

Danniella later revealed she was all alone as she battled crippling pain and a temperature.

She wrote: "Whole face still swollen like a beach ball... Wish I had someone to look after me & keep me company today..."

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The actress' tweets then took a bizarre turn as she revealed she felt too ill to get dressed before heading out to the shops.

She headed to the local garage wearing just her dressing gown, and she was shocked to see a woman trying to film her.

 She shared a picture to Twitter showing her swollen face
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She shared a picture to Twitter showing her swollen faceCredit: Twitter

Furious Danniella took a picture of the stranger's car and posted it online.

She added in an angry tweet: "So I drive 2 garage so I'll face swollen in a dressing gown only 2 be followed & videoed this woman frm ingress park."

 She went to the shops in her dressing gown, and was fuming when someone tried to capture it on camera
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She went to the shops in her dressing gown, and was fuming when someone tried to capture it on cameraCredit: Getty Images

The former EastEnders star, who recently returned to her role of Sam Mitchell to film mum Peggy's onscreen funeral, later returned to Twitter to express her anguish.

She revealed the pain had left her in tears and appeared close to breaking point.

Danniella wrote: "Infection in tooth face swollen so bad burning hot &headaches that reduce me 2 tears."

 She has returned to EastEnders to film scenes for Peggys funeral
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She has returned to EastEnders to film scenes for Peggys funeralCredit: BBC

Two days later, the actress explained that she had turned a corner and was finally feeling a bit better.

After a concerned fan asked about her heath, she wrote: "Feeling a bit better...  Thank you..."

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