Strictly’s Adam Thomas struck down with mystery illness just days before live show

Adam Thomas has revealed he's been struck down with a mystery illness ahead of Saturday's live Strictly Come Dancing show.

The former Emmerdale star, 35, took to Instagram on Tuesday evening to share an update with his one million followers and sadly said he's currently poorly. Alongside a snap of him lying in bed with his head in his hands, Adam penned: "Of all weeks to be poorly!"

The following morning, Adam said he was using "lots of berocca and coffee" to help him feel better ahead of a day of dance rehearsals with his Strictly partner Luba Mushtuk.

Adam has been open about his struggles on Strictly, having been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis not long before the new series of the BBC One show began.

Most recently, the soap star revealed that he had been in hospital undergoing medical tests and expressed his desires at one day having the painful condition “under control”.

Adam posted a smiley photo of himself in hospital alongside the caption: “One day I will get my arthritis under control but until then… more bloods and more doctors. Staying strong.”

Following his diagnosis earlier this year, Adam has been honest about the reality of living with the condition andhas spoken about the “huge impact” that it has had on his life, as well as his Strictly training.

Speaking tothe Mirror about his experience, he explained: “I’ve not talked about this before but no-one really knows the pain I’ve been going through."

He added: “I put on a brave face but it’s been difficult to keep that persona up. Emotionally and physically, it’s had a huge impact on my life this year.”

Adam even revealed that some days he could barely walk and would struggle to get out of bed – something which impacted his mental health massively.

The Waterloo Road star continued: “The pain was such that I couldn’t even walk down stairs and I could just stay in bed all day because it can be quite severe. I could have good days and bad days, but on the bad days, it was really, really bad.”

Ahead of the launch of Strictly last month, Adamopened up about his diagnosis and the struggles that have come with it, and told press: “So far, so good. I'm on [lots] of medication, so I probably won't remember this chat! It's been tough, but I'm on the road to recovery.

“A couple of weeks ago I couldn't really walk or really do much, so to get to this point where I'm at now, I'm just so happy.”

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