EastEnders star rushes wife to A&E after she's left 'unable to speak'
The influencer revealed she was forced to get medical help as the family were about to head off on a dream trip to Disney
She explained: 'What is the absolute one thing you don't need to happen the day before vou fly to Disney when you need to go shopping/ pack/clean/do washing...oh that's right, wake up with your lips so swollen you can't speak and eyes swollen shut so vou're in A&E at 7am.
'One of the side effects of my gallstones and liver is severe hives all over my body every single morning that go away by bedtime then I wake up and it starts all over again.
'Something due to the toxins etc (still not considered urgent though, still been told need to wait a year + for an op).'
Mum-of-two Sammy then shared a series of pictures of her very swollen face before she returned to her normal self.
Since marrying Sammy in August 2016, actor Ricky Champ has built a life with their two children, daughter Beatrix and son River, while also carving out a varied career beyond EastEnders.
Best known for his role as Stuart Highway, Champ exited the long-running BBC soap in 2022 after what he called a transformative experience.
'In EastEnders I went from villain to hero to dad,' he told Digital Spy at the time. 'It was amazing, doing that for five years with a character's arc. It felt weird leaving him,' he admitted.
Though he's moved on professionally, Champ hasn't closed the door on a potential comeback. 'He didn't die. He rode off into the sunset. I think he's somewhere in the North Circular living with Rainie,' he said of his on-screen alter ego.
Since his departure, Champ has kept busy. A year later, he joined the West End cast of 2:22 A Ghost Story at the Apollo Theatre. He's also made his way into streaming, landing a role in the Netflix period drama The Decameron, acting alongside Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson.
In addition, Champ plays Sergeant Daz Black in ITV 's police training comedy Piglets, showing his versatility in both drama and comedy roles.
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