Former BBC Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips' granddaughter was rushed to hospital after falling ill with a virus and is now continuing to recover at home. Arlene took to Instagram to inform fans what had happened and said her "world was turned upside down" when little Emme Bow, was taken to hospital.
She said: "My world was turned upside down this week when my beautiful granddaughter #emmebow was rushed into hospital and my daughter @alanastewartmama had no idea why she was rapidly loosing weight and like a little rag doll.
"Fortunately the hospital identified what was wrong which was the result of a virus and now she’s home and really on the mend which has lifted my spirits enormously and I’m totally ready to get into my rehearsals on @houseofflamenka full of smiles."
Arlene was a judge on Strictly Come Dancing from 2004 to 2009 when she was replaced by Alesha Dixon. The star was dropped from the famous dancing show when she was aged 64 and there were rumours that the BBC cut her from the show as she was too old, as BirminghamLive reports.
Speaking about being axed from the show Arlene said: "I gave myself 48 hours to kick, scream, cry and sob, and eat scones with cream and jam, then I made myself wake up and get on with it.
“I reflect and think, ‘Wow, I really didn’t ask the questions I needed to ask.’ I was very fragile because I had a bereavement the day before [her manager died].
"I wanted to know in detail and I wanted to know the real reason at the point when they decided for me to go, yet they kept me hanging on for so long with the possibility that there would be five judges."
Strictly Come Dancing returns for a new series this month - you can read more on that here - and the current judging panel features Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.
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