Peter Andre reveals fears for daughter Amelia after she gets scarlet fever and whole family falls ill
PETER Andre has revealed his daughter Amelia has scarlet fever, which is linked to Strep A.
The Mysterious Girl singer has had a rough few days in the Andre household.
Peter, 49, is dad to Junior, 16, and Princess, 15, who he shares with ex Katie Price.
He also has Amelia, eight, and Theo, six, with his wife Emily MacDonagh.
But unfortunately, just days before Christmas, the whole family has fallen ill.
"Millie's got scarlet fever and so she's got the rash all over and it's like oh, no," Pete said.
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"So it's a bit of a tough situation for a lot of families going through that because, of course, there's a lot of the Strep A that's causing a lot of problems."
Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection, triggered by Group A Strep bacteria.
In rare cases, the bacteria can reach the bloodstream and cause a fatal invasive disease.
Symptoms of Strep A?
There are four key signs of invasive Group A Strep to watch out for, according to the NHS. These are:
- A fever (meaning a high temperature above 38°C)
- Severe muscle aches
- Localised muscle tenderness
- Redness at the site of a wound
Luckily the dad-of-four feels in safe hands due to his wife Emily's profession.
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Pete continued to : "So a lot of parents are worried.
"But for us, you know, Emily's a doctor and she's on it, she's on everything, so I feel very, very lucky in that in that respect.'
But that's not the only thing that the family have been battling.
Pete added: 'We've been struck down by all sorts of things. So it started with Bista, she had a 24 hour bug that she passed to me – that was very nice of her!
"And then I got over the 24 hour bug after, obviously, 24 hours but then she then developed tonsillitis and then Theo then got tonsillitis and he's still on antibiotics."
Earlier this month, Peter was left devastated after he was forced to cancel a gig at the last minute due to an illness.
The singer apologised to fans who had bought tickets to see him at the Spa Pavilion in Felixstowe on December 9th.
He wrote on Instagram: "A big thanks for understanding to all those who were coming to the 'evening with...' last night.
"The 24 hour bug came and went and even took a mince pie on its way out.
"Poor Bista has tonsillitis now...
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"Anyway, please come back to the rescheduled show in March and thanks again [love hearts]."
Bista is Peter's nickname for his daughter Princess.