Love Island star is rushed to hospital in the early hours with 'the worst pain of her life' and admits 'I'm not getting any better'
The TV star, 34 - who enjoyed a brief stint on the ITV2 dating show in 2021 - shared the news on her Instagram Stories, describing the pain as the 'worst she's ever experienced'.
Posting a video of herself, Rachel said: 'I might as well just say what's going on now... I really think there's an evil eye out there at the moment and it's a whole other conversation, but I am going through it.
'I've been battling this infection in my eye for about over a week now. It is the worst pain, everything I've experienced in my entire life.
'I was even at the hospital at four o'clock this morning. It's an ongoing back and forth between hospitals, GPs, one-on-ones. It's a lot.
'I'm not getting any better. I am suffering, and being sick. When you know you're sick it makes you reflect on life.
'You can even go on my Instagram grid and I've deleted so many pictures. Pictures of me and Rae [her daughter].
'I just need to protect my peace, my safety, the tangible and intangible, so yeah, I'm going through it but I'll be back.'
Rachel featured on season 7 of Love Island, entering the villa as a bombshell on Day 5 before being dumped from the island nine days later.
She struck up a romance with Brad McCelland but unfortunately exited the show after he coupled up with Lucinda Strafford.
It comes less than a day after one of the current crop of islanders were rushed to hospital after an incident in the villa.
Bombshell Jamie Rhodes, 26, who is coupled up with Yasmin Pettet, was sent to A&E in Mallorca, where the show is filmed, after he stepped on a screw in the garden, a report claimed.
According to The Sun, medics in the villa said it was best Jamie be sent for further checks and returned later on 'all bandaged up'.
A source told the publication: 'Jamie was taken to hospital after an accident in the villa. He stepped on a screw in the garden and after chatting to the villa medics they made the decision to take him to hospital.
'Filming was briefly paused and everyone was really worried as it's quite rare anyone gets taken out of the villa.
'But after the garden was searched for any more loose screws Jamie returned all bandaged up. He was fine to walk - bosses were worried he'd be seen out of the villa and exposed to the outside world but it was actually fine.'
The electrical engineer is said to be on the mend and back to filming as usual.
MailOnline contacted Love Island for comment about the injury.
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