Home and Away star Tammin Sursok shares horrific health scare photos after stepping in ant nest
The Australian actress, 41, told her followers on Saturday she accidentally stepped on a fire ant nest and gotten bitten seven times.
Suffering a severe reaction, the Home and Away star broke out in painful looking blisters as her ankle swelled up to almost three times its size.
'In another episode of Tammin is allergic to bugs and insects, the ant bite situation has been gnarly... I stepped on an ant nest. Got bitten by seven,' she said.
'Ran into my house and yelled at everyone, "Don't be worried. I'm taking off all my clothes."'
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Tammin then went on to post a poll to her Stories, asking her followers if they wanted to see a photo of the allergic reaction she had to the ant bites.
It would appear the majority of her fans said yes, as she posted the shocking image just moments later.
'Fire ants are no joke! Swelling has gone down thank goodness! They are all the way around [her ankle],' Tammin captioned the image.
The photo saw her ankle looking very red and swollen with several large blisters marring the skin.
It comes just a few months after Tammin revealed a shock health update after she visited her doctor for a routine check-up following a spider bite.
The Australian actress was bitten in March and visited her GP the following day to undergo a standard examination.
But the former Home and Away star's routine trip to the local medical centre soon turned harrowing when her doctor found something 'unexpected'.
The saga began when Tammin, who is based in Nashville, Tennessee, told her Instagram followers she had been bitten.
Sharing an image of a tiny raised bump on her arm, she said: 'You'd think because I'm from Australia I'd know about spiders.
'One just bit me. It's so painful. Do I just do the ring around the spot and watch it?'
Tammin appeared unconcerned by the bite as she already had a routine check-up scheduled with her doctor for the following day.
She shared an update as she sat in the waiting room at her GP, showing the bite had become very red.
'Spider bite update. Went to bed thinking it's gone away. Pain slightly better. This morning...' she wrote alongside a shocked emoji.
But the news soon got worse for Tammin just a few hours later when she spoke with her doctor and learned they found something 'unexpected' during her check-up.
Assuring followers the health concern was unrelated to the spider bite, Tammin said she underwent an ultrasound to investigate it further but is yet to receive the results.
'Found out some news at the Dr that was unexpected. Thinking positively but please keep me in your good thoughts,' she said alongside a selfie.
'Always advocate for your health. Ask for second opinions. Trust your gut.'
Tammin later uploaded a video to her Stories as she sat in her car after the doctor's visit.
'So, I just got back from the doctor's. I was having my routine yearly exam. Very important,' she said.
'While that was happening, nothing to do with the spider, they found something a little unexpected. I ended up getting an ultrasound.
'Don't really know much more than that. Just being super positive. Thank you for asking. I'm just not going to share anything until I have anything to share.'
The Pretty Little Liars star finished her video with: 'I'm just hoping everything is all good. Lots of positive thoughts.'
Tammin currently lives in Nashville with her husband Sean McEwen who she married in an Italian ceremony in 2011.
The couple share two daughters—Phoenix, 11, and Lennon, five.
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