TOWIE star Leah Wright ruses son to A&E and shares concerning hospital snap

The Only Way Is Essex star Leah Wright has rushed her son to hospital and shared a concerning photo of him surrounded by wires and machines. She posted a worrying snap of her eight-year-old Christopher as he lay with his eyes shut.

Leah revealed her son is type one diabetic as she updated fans on the heath situation. Christopher lay on the hospital bed in loose fitting clothes and rested one hand on his stomach.

He had a bottle of water close by as well as a cardboard sick bowl. The little boy had his arm wrapped in a bandage and machines hooked up. Following the scary rush to get help, Leah revealed Christopher was doing much better.

She told her followers: "Happy Sunday all ok now though." However, it proved a very tough time for them both as she added an exasperated open-mouthed emoji.

Leah, 45, has been open about Christopher's diabetes diagnosis, which he received five years ago. Earlier this year, she heaped on the praise for her son as for how he has been dealing with the condition.

She wrote: "5 years today you my precious boy was diagnosed with #typeonediabetes I’m so so proud of how far you’ve come. It hasn’t been easy as anyone with this illness knows. You have cried, I have cried for you. But you have given me the strength to take care of you.

"I salute all the mums and dads taking care of children with type one diabetes. Being a single mum with no help has been a challenge. But you’re worth the world to me and I’ll do my best to keep you safe. Here’s to all the diabetics out there stay strong."

According to the NHS, type 1 diabetes is a condition where your body cannot make a hormone called insulin. This causes the level of glucose (sugar) in your blood to get too high and often starts in children and young adults.

If you have type 1 diabetes, you'll need to take insulin every day to manage your blood glucose levels as there is currently no cure.

Leah is best known for starring on TOWIE between 2011 and 2015. She decided to join the hit reality series following the success of her cousins Mark Wright and Jessica Wright.

The TV star decided to step away from the show to pursue presenting work and start her own business, V Recruitment Solutions. Over the past year, the mum-of-three has spoke about domestic violence and is keen to raise awareness following her own experience.

Leah has teamed up with charity Refuge as she decided to speak out about feeling isolated from family and friends, economic abuse and spotting the signs of domestic abuse.

For confidential support, call the 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Freephone Helpline on 0808 2000 247 or visit womensaid.co.uk

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