After a serious sinus infection, doctors were concerned about Danniella Westbrook’s health.
The former EastEnders star, 47, was taken to hospital on Thursday when she took to Instagram to share an image of ambulances outside a hospital in Liverpool.
After spending time in intensive care, the actress was reportedly referred by a palliative doctor who will investigate her options for preventing her from falling ill again.
Shock illness: Danniella Westbrook (47) may need surgery after a nasty infection in her sinuses left doctors concerned for her brain.
Daily Star Online was informed by a source that she is out of ICU. A cancer palliative specialist will see her in the coming days to discuss options and prevent this from happening again.
“We hope that she will be well soon and get out of the hospital quickly, as it is her birthday next week. She’s a fighter that’s for certain.
MailOnline has reached out to a representative from Danniella to provide comment.
Traumatic: The ex-EastEnders star was rushed to hospital by her ex-star on Thursday. On Thursday, she shared an image on Instagram of ambulances outside Liverpool Hospital.
On Saturday, doctors revealed the extent of Danniella’s illness. They feared that the infection could ‘track back into her brain’.
According to The Sun, a source said that Daniella is very sick. After antibiotics for a sinus infection failed, she ended up in ICU.
“Experts were concerned that infected mucus could track to her brain. However, she is being well-cared for in hospital and is currently on the mend.”
After years of drug abuse and relapsing to ‘cocaine’ and champagne earlier this year, she was forced to be admitted to hospital.
The actress’s battle with drugs is well-publicized. In 2002, her nose was reconstructed after her septum had collapsed from excessive cocaine consumption.
New look: The star has since embarked on multiple rehab stints in order to battle her demons – and revealed she was finally clean in June last year, after attending a clinic in Mijas, Spain
At the height of her use it was reported she would take up to five grams of cocaine a day, blowing close to £250,000 on the drug.
Star has been on numerous rehab stints since then to overcome her demons. She revealed that she was finally clean in June 2013 after attending a clinic at Mijas, Spain.
Danniella, who was 16 years old when she first appeared in EastEnders, acted for three seasons on the soap.
In 1996, she returned but was fired for her off-screen behavior.
She returned again shortly after, but was axed again in 2000 after further disruptive behaviour, admitting she blew £100k on cocaine at the time.
The part was recast by Kim Medcalf in 2005 and 2005. Danniella played the role again from 2009 to 2010.
2016 saw her return to the screen for the storyline about Peggy Mitchell’s death. This was to be her last appearance.
Actress: Danniella was 16 when she first appeared on EastEnders. She has been on the soap for several times (pictured 2009).