FORMER Hollyoaks star Stephanie Davis has been rushed to hospital in an ambulance and placed on oxygen to relieve the pain.
The actress took to her Instagram stories to document the scary ordeal, where she told fans she was in "so much pain" as she lay in a hospital bed.
Stephanie, 28, who portrayed Sinead O'Connor in the Channel 4 soap until her departure in 2019, detailed her symptoms in the social media clips.
Lying in a hospital bed in her pyjamas and dressing gown, the soap star struggled to talk through an oxygen mask helping her to breathe properly.
She told her following: "Last night I had a bit of a headache before bed and my sinuses – and I woke up so ill and had to call an ambulance basically."
Explaining that she had "tested positive for Covid", Stephanie went on: "I feel really ill, like I've been run over. I can't touch my skin as it's killing me."
"I'm just in so much pain – oh my god, this is horrible. It happened so quick, I don't know, I just woke up and couldn't move."
Revealing that she had "felt sore" like it before, she presumed she may just have a chest infection or what she "normally suffers with" with her chest.
Coughing and spluttering in between speaking, Stephanie revealed it wasn't until she reached the hospital that it was discovered she had coronavirus.
Following up in a second video after the oxygen mask had been removed, she told fans she was "trying to go back to sleep" after receiving medication.
Showing her IV drip in her arm, the actress explained: "They've started me on some fluids and some painkillers to try and help the pain."
"Did anyone else have sore skin? I feel like I can't touch my skin," she desperately asked her following as she panted for air.
She signed off saying she felt "a bit better" after using the oxygen nebuliser, but was still suffering from intense pains in her chest.
Stephanie is yet to update her 978,000 Instagram fans again about her condition as it appeared she was remaining in hospital.
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Her horrific ordeal comes after the Hollyoaks star revealed she had found love with a bike shop worker after splitting from co-star Owen Warner.
The actress posted loved up snaps with Oliver Tasker after her ex confirmed his secret romance with Geordie Shore's Chloe Ferry.
Stephanie was quizzed by her co-stars for information on her new man, to which she replied: "You're going to love him. He's the male version of me!"
The 28-year-old proved she's serious with her new love interest by showing they've already been on holiday together.
Last year, Stephanie quit Hollyoaks with a "heavy heart" to "be happy" in her life – but admitted it's not what she wanted.
It came after she bravely spoke out about how her depression battle led her to attempt suicide and left her in intensive care.
Steph played Sinead Shelby from 2010 to 2015, before returning to the role in 2018 and leaving for good a year later in 2019.
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