Aussie TV presenter Julia Morris has shared her debilitating and “overwhelming” battle with shingles, and suggests it’s more common than most people her age might know.

Morris, 57, admitted that prior to her unpleasant experience, she wasn’t aware that the ailment is caused by a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus that typically affects people early in life in the form of chickenpox.

The former I’m a Celebrity.. host came clean on the symptoms that had afflicted her, and their impact to her work.

“When shingles hit me, I was in the middle of one of the busiest times of my career. The physical toll was immediate and overwhelming — I had a red rash across my torso, an aching body and the most brutal headache,” she said.

“I could barely get through a day without collapsing back i

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