Kerry Katona pulled out of her pantomime role on Sunday night after being struck down with pharyngitis.
The former Atomic Kitten singer, who plays the Evil Queen in Sleeping Beauty, was forced to stay at home due to inflammation at the back of her throat.
The weary 37-year-old had previously told fans she could ‘barely speak’ and was this week prescribed antibiotics to help nurse her back to health.
Illness: Kerry Katona pulled out of her pantomime role on Sunday night after being struck down with pharyngitis
The illness left her unable to perform at the panto at Manchester’s Middleton Arena o Sunday night.
She wrote on Instagram: ‘A big thank you to the most amazing cast for yesterday’s show as I have Pharyngitis and was unable to perform!!!
‘But back today on antibiotics!!!’
And proving she was on the mend and battling through the illness, she shared a selfie of her in full stage make-up as she prepares to return to the stage on Monday night.
Looking a tad worn-out but still smiling, she captioned the shot: ‘Very poorly but plodding alone!!! Xxxxxx’.
It comes after Kerry revealed her stage appearance could now be ‘at risk’, as she has fallen ill ahead of the last couple of weeks of her panto performance.
She told fans she could ‘barely speak’, as she revealed she is relying on flu remedies to help nurse her back to health. Her comments came as fellow reality star Josie Gibson seemed to hint that she, herself, had been ‘sacked’ from her previous panto stint.
Under the weather: It comes after she revealed her panto appearance could now be ‘at risk’, as she has fallen ill ahead of the last couple of weeks of her stage performance
Kerry, who has been documenting her time on the stage on social media with plenty of snaps of her in character, posted a public apology to theatre-goers, as she explained she is feeling under the weather.
The mother-of-five shared a message that read: ‘Apologies to everyone who is coming to the panto tonight I have an extremely sore throat I will do my best,’ adding later: ‘I’m soooo poorly!!! Can bearly speak!!! I’m so sorry! But will do my best!’ (sic)
The singer then followed up her posts with a picture of her flu-busting medication comprising of hot water and lemon and a variety of throat sweets. She penned alongside her snap: ‘Thank goodness for these!!’
MailOnline have contacted a representative for Kerry.
‘I’m sooooo poorly!!’ The former Atomic Kitten star, 37, told fans she could ‘barely speak’, as she posted a public apology to theatre-goers on her Instagram page
‘Thank goodness for these!’ Kerry revealed she has been relying on flu remedies, including hot water and lemon and a variety of throat sweets, to nurse her back to health
She has been channelling her inner villain for her pantomime appearance that sees her take to the stage as the evil Carabosse in the Middleton Arena production of Sleeping Beauty in Manchester.
Clad in a dramatic purple and black gown, Kerry dons a statement horned headpiece to transform into the role for its three performances each day. Sleeping Beauty kicked off at the end of November and is set to run until December 27.
Before being struck down with illness, Kerry appeared to be having a ball during her panto stint and had treated her Instagram followers to an amusing behind-the-scenes video of her channelling her inner James Bond while sporting her costume.
New role: She has been channelling her inner villain for her pantomime appearance that sees her take to the stage as the evil Carabosse in the Middleton Arena production of Sleeping Beauty in Manchester
Larking around: Prior to falling unwell, Kerry had shared an amusing video of herself chanelling her inner James Bond as she treated fans to a behind-the-scenes video
‘Monday madness’: She was seen rolling around on the floor before making a gun with her hands as she put on a playful display while enjoying a break from her three-show days
Rolling around the floor and making a gun with her hands, Kerry larked about in-between shows and likened her behaviour to a moment of ‘morning madness’. Hoping to entertain fans, she said: ‘Spy hunt!! 007!!! Morning madness on another 3 show day! Hope it makes you all smile!’
News of Kerry becoming poorly comes after her fellow Big Brother star Josie Gibson hinted she had been ‘sacked’ from panto for drinking ahead of taking to the stage.
Josie had appeared on Big Brother in 2010 for Channel 4’s last series of the show, before returning for Ultimate Big Brother. Kerry, meanwhile, took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2011 and finished in second place.
Josie had appeared on Good Morning Britain on Thursday to take part in a debate about whether panto has become ‘too sexualised’ for children alongside former glamour model Linda Lusardi, who has featured in pantomimes for 30 years.
Awkward: News of Kerry becoming poorly comes after her fellow Big Brother star Josie Gibson hinted she had been ‘sacked’ from panto for drinking ahead of taking to the stage
Early exit? The reality star appeared to share some advice, after Susanna Reid made a comment about her panto stint being ‘short-lived’, with Josie responding: ‘You shouldn’t drink during panto season’
The reality star appeared to share some advice, after Susanna Reid made a comment about her panto stint being ‘short-lived’, with Josie responding: ‘You shouldn’t drink during panto season, it’s very professional. I thought it was a laugh, but they take it very seriously.’
Suggesting she could have been speaking from experience, Josie joked: ‘I don’t think I will get booked for a panto again to be honest.’
However a representative for Josie confirmed to MailOnline that she has ‘never been sacked’ from panto.
Josie had made her pantomime debut in Bristol as The Genie in Aladdin back in 2013, but hasn’t returned to the stage since.
MailOnline have contacted a representative for Josie.
‘I thought it was a laugh, but they take it very seriously’: Suggesting she could have been speaking from experience, Josie joked: ‘I don’t think I will get booked for a panto again to be honest’
Clad in her Aladdin-inspired costume, meanwhile, Josie agreed with the claim that some scripts are now becoming ‘really, really sexualised’ and said: ‘It’s a real skill set to keep both the family and the adults entertained and not cross that border.’
Linda, meanwhile, argued: ‘I’ve been doing [pantomime] for 30 years and I’ve never had any complaints about the saucy jokes… it has to appeal right across the board.’
Josie then revealed her own experiences with panto and recalled an ’embarrassing’ moment she had suffered on stage. She told hosts Ben, Susanna and Kate Garraway: ‘It’s quite embarrassing really, but the worst one was when I got my costume stuck in my hat.
‘I was swivelling around and in the audience was the guy that I was in love with during school. I just kept thinking, “Oh no! Dave is in the audience.”‘
Having her say: She had appeared on Good Morning Britain on Thursday to take part in a debate about whether panto has become ‘too sexualised’ for children alongside former glamour model Linda Lusardi, who has featured in pantomimes for 30 years