Danielle Lloyd reveals she’s terrified she’ll develop the crippling fibromyalgia that has left her mum in constant pain
DANIELLE LLoyd has admitted she's scared she will inherit the long-term illness her mum suffers with.
The model explained how her mum, Jackie, lives with crippling pain thanks to fibromyalgia and she fears she will one day end up in the same position.
"Mum lives with excruciating pain which means she struggles to get out of bed," Danielle told .
Revealing her fears she will one day be affected by the condition, she added: "Being touched can often feel like being hit with a hammer. I am terrified every day that I am going to develop it too.
Danielle even blames herself for her mum contracting it in the first place, as it started during her infamous appearance in Celebrity Big Brother in 2007, where she and Jade Goody were accused of being racist to fellow housemate Shilpa Shetty.
"Fibromyalgia is triggered by intense stress and she first started to get it when I was in Celebrity Big Brother back in 2007," Danielle explained.
"It was a horrible and nasty time and one I regret every day."
She continued, "It was a difficult experience and the fact that we have such a close bond meant that she suffered more than me.
"We both found it hard that I'd suddenly been thrust into the limelight. She blamed herself.
"It has got so much worse over the years and leaving the house is hard now."
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Danielle, who is mum to Archie, eight, Harry, six and George, three and six-month old Ronnie, now worries she will develop the illness.
She said, "Fibromyalgia is hereditary and I am scared I will get it too because we're so similar.
"She also has high cholesterol and a blocked artery so I am going to get tested to see if I have the same gene.
"I try not to worry but sometimes you can't stop."
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A CRIPPLING CONDITION THAT CAUSES PAIN ALL OVER THE BODY
Fibromyalgia causes agonising pain all over the body.It can leave sufferers more sensitive to pain, exhausted and plagued by muscle stiffness.It can make sleeping difficult, and cause memory loss, concentration problems, headaches and IBS.The exact cause of the condition is not known, but scientists believe it could be linked to chemicals in the brain.And studies suggest it could be genetic.In many cases the condition is triggered by a stressful physical or emotional event, like the death of a loved one, a break up, surgery or injury.There's no cure for fibromyalgia, treatment aims to control symptoms.Lifestyle changes, painkillers, counselling or CBT.