A former Love Island and Strictly star has stepped back from an eagerly awaited show scheduled to appear in Southend this month.
Amber Davies, 29, was set to appear as leading role Elle Woods in the touring production of Legally Blonde The Musical.
However, she has announced she will be stepping away from the role due to a "lingering illness."
The UK and Ireland tour, which began last month, is set to continue into January 2027.
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The musical is scheduled to arrive at Cliffs Pavilion between March 17 and 21.
Amber shared the news to her 1.3m followers on Instagram.
She said: "After talking to my doctor, being on antibiotics and trying to recover whilst doing shows is getting me and my health NOWHERE.
"Been working on this lingering illness for a month now so I’ll be off again from my beautiful Elle Woods."
Davies did not state when she will be returning to the stage as Elle Woods.
In the post, she shared a black-and-white mirror selfie in costume as Elle Woods alongside a written update.
She added: "This is the last thing I want, but there’s no other way.
"I fear if I keep ‘pushing through’ I will be battling with this for longer than I need to be.
"I can’t wait to be back on stage and feel like me again."
She also reflected on her packed performing schedule, saying: "I keep having to remind myself I went from Gatsby, to a last (minute) Strictly, then to Elle so my body’s evidently fighting for its life.
"I also keep reminding myself that it’s ok to be poorly, we are human.
"Just a reminder there’s absolutely never a right time to be poorly in a musical theatre schedule so you must, for your own sanity, go with the flow."
Davies rose to fame after winning the third series of ITV’s Love Island in 2017 and has since built a successful career in musical theatre.
Her credits include the London production of The Great Gatsby, for which she recently won best supporting performer in a musical at the WhatsOnStage awards.
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