Towie alumni Lauren Goodger hasn't had the easiest of pregnancies and has now revealed she is covered in an 'unbearably' itchy rash, which has left her unable to sleep.
Taking to Instagram, Lauren told fans she was exhausted after being kept awake by the rash, which had spread over her bump, armpits and chest.
The star, who is preparing for the birth of her daughter with Charles Drury chronicled her condition throughout the day calling it the "worst part" of her pregnancy.
Sharing her concerns in the early hours of the morning the 34-year-old said: "Exhausted. I am so tired and it won't let me sleep. This itchy sore rash has literally taken over my end of pregnancy. Prob the worst part of my pregnancy."
Showing her "fully grown" baby bump Lauren explained that she'd seen her midwife and had blood tests to confirm that the rash was in fact pupps, which appears on the stomach during the late stages of pregnancy.
She said: "The rash is unbearable tonight and it's spreading. Had so many DMs about mums and dads who had the same. It's the same as a heat rash called Pupps. It's not harmful to me or the baby, just very uncomfortable and feels like sunburn.
"So I'm covered in lotion. Honestly making the last bit unbearable, feel like my skin is moving it's so hot and sore and the itch is something else.
"The joys of hormones. Literally can't take it anymore."
Lauren told fans how "lucky" she'd been during her pregnancy saying her blood level and Iron had "been bang on perfect" adding that the rash was "annoying to happen at the end."
However summoning the strength to make the best of it she declared: "But I've got this, I just carry on."
The reality TV star recently revealed how she was battling pregnancy-related anxiety.
Speaking to on Steph's Packed Lunch she said:"Anxiety makes me feel like something really bad is going to happen to you, like you’re going to die. Whatever you do you can’t get away from it, I’ve tried everything.”
“It’s a lot harder when you’re pregnant, you don’t have the energy or the strength, you just want to relax and sleep and anxiety doesn’t let you sleep.”
In a heartfelt admission she told psychotherapist Diane Youdale about a terrifying experience she had recently, revealing: “I remember being at home one day, absolutely fine and all of a sudden my heart was racing and I was acting really strange, I kept dropping things.
"I sat there and I thought I’ve not felt the baby move today. When I got into the hospital they put the heart monitor on me and it was high.
"That is my anxiety, my heart racing, I always think I’m going to have a heart attack.”
Lauren believes the condition started when she was filming the hit reality TV show The Only Way Is Essex.
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