Brendan Cole has reassured fans that he is not dead.
The Strictly Come Dancing professional was left “bemused and horrified” by reports claiming he had died.
A website called CNN Channel reported that Cole had passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning as a result of his chest infection.
Cole posted a screengrab from the website and told fans that he was very much alive.
In action: Brendan Cole with AnastaciaGuy Levy/BBC“Ok...Very disturbing..,” he tweeted. “I have just been informed that I am dead!
“Horrified and bemused about the @CNN cnn-channel.com reporting this!”
He continued: “Ps...I'm very much still alive! Holy S***! Cnn-channel very wrong on this report thank goodness!”
Keen to dispel the reports he later added: "Ps...report yesterday of me having died...very much untrue! lol."
Cole has been on antibiotics for a chest infection that nearly saw him miss last weekend’s show.
His dance partner Anastacia has been rehearsing with Gorka Marquez after he was advised to rest by doctors.
Speaking on Tuesday’s It Takes Two, Cole said: “I'll let you into a little secret. We have the lovely Gorka stepping in for me for a few days.
“I don't know how happy I am about it - he's Spanish, he's good looking and has a body which is pretty much the best on the show.
“'I kind of have the feeling it's going to go downhill for me from here.”
Cole will update fans on his condition on Friday and announce whether or not he can perform on Saturday night.
The news comes days after he was forced to deny claims that his relationship with Anastacia is strained.
The dancer said the pair are both strong-minded and that their "conversations" have been "misconstrued".
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Writing in his Digital Spy column he said: “Anastacia's a very strong-minded woman – she wants to do things a certain way. And I'm a pretty strong-minded fellow!
"It's ultimately my decision as to what we do, so we just have discussions about things, which is what has been misconstrued and then turned into something that's completely wrong. It's very disappointing.”
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