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Billie Shepherd has revealed how she was left bedbound after a shock diagnosis with Lyme disease, describing the experience as “horrendous”. ‌

The former TOWIE star, 35, who shares three children with her husband Greg, spoke candidly to the Mirror about the illness as she and her younger sister Samantha Faiers prepare for the launch of their new ITV series Sam and Billie: Sister Act, Mirror reports. ‌

“It has been a really, really tough time,” Billie admitted. “I’ve been lucky in that I’ve never been challenged with health issues, I’ve never had to face that. And people are dealing with things 10 times worse, but it has been awful.” ‌

Billie began experiencing symptoms in January. “One day I was fine, the next I woke up with really bad pains in my elbows and my arms,

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