FORMER Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips revealed her young granddaughter was rushed to hospital.
The legendary choreographer, 79, was badly shaken by the ordeal which she shared with fans on Instagram alongside a picture of Emme Bow, one.
Arlene wrote: "My world was turned upside down this week when my beautiful granddaughter #emmebow was rushed into hospital and my daughter @alanastewartmama had no idea why she was rapidly loosing weight and like a little rag doll.
"Fortunately the hospital identified what was wrong which was the result of a virus and now she’s home and really on the mend which has lifted my spirits enormously and I’m totally ready to get into my rehearsals on @houseofflamenka full of smiles."
Alana, who is also mum to Lila Primrose, three, is the oldest of Arlene's two daughters and is from her marriage to Danny Noble.
Arlene married Danny when she was just 18 and he was nearly ten years older at 27.
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The pair had Alana together in 1979 but separated shortly afterwards.
Despite the split, that time will forever be a happy one for Arlene, who wrote yesterday: "In 1979 I discovered I was pregnant and set to choreograph a big Hollywood film but to my joy I had a two week hiatus on the film when my baby was due to be born and like the trooper I was flew from New York back to Los Angeles for the birth where after I was about to head into twelve weeks of filming.
"Since then this baby has brought so much happiness to my life and today I wish her the most beautiful of birthdays and say thank you."
Arlene met her current husband Angus Ion, a set builder at the time, on the set of Freddie Mercury's music video "I Was Born To Love You" in 1985.
The couple have been private about their relationship over the years but they were spotted together ahead of Arlene's stint in I'm A Celebrity last year.
She became the oldest contestant in the competition's history when she entered Grwych Castle, beating past father of the camp Stanley Johnson, who was 77 when he took part.
The TV star, who left Strictly in 2008 amid an ageism row, had returned to prime time TV earlier this year as a guest judge on Dancing on Ice.
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