Georgia May Foote fears she may be too ill for Strictly Come Dancing semi-final

The actress told her Twitter followers that she is battling a mystery illness

Concerned: Georgia May Foote with Giovanni Pernice

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9 December 2015

Georgia May Foote fears ill health may prevent her from competing in the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final on Saturday night.

The actress, 24, panicked fans when she took to Twitter to reveal she is battling a mystery illness.

Posting to her 200,000 followers she wrote: “I honestly better get well for saturday #whynow x.”

Concerned fans posted get well messages while others offered words of advice with one posting: "You are working so hard your immune system is taking a battering Vitamin C and Zinc Come on Georgia You can do it #TEAM GG."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">I honestly better get well for saturday <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/whynow?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3133981-https://twitter.com/hashtag/whynow?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#whynow</a> x — Georgia May Foote (@georgiafoote) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/georgiafoote/status/674518744966799362" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3133981-https://twitter.com/georgiafoote/status/674518744966799362" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 9, 2015</a>

The former Coronation Street star – who is paired with Giovanni Pernice – found herself in the dance off on Sunday night’s show following her Beauty and the Beast inspired Foxtrot.

She survived after the judges' voted to send Call The Midwife actress Helen George home.

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Foote is not the first contestant from this series to spark health concerns.

Anita Rani’s partner Gleb Savchenko was last week rushed to the doctors after he suffered an allergic reaction which saw his bottom lip swell up.

Katie Derham feared she would be unable to compete in the quarter finals after she “smashed” her heel while training for the Argentine Tango with Anton Du Beke.

Strictly Come Danicng is on BBC One at 6:50pm on Saturday night.

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