Billi Mucklow has revealed that she rushed her son Arlo to hospital after he became seriously unwell with a sickness bug.

The former TOWIE star, 37, who shares nine-year-old Arlo with ex-husband footballer Andy Carroll, 36, updated her fans on Instagram on Friday.

Arlo, who lives with type 1 diabetes, experienced a rise in ketone levels due to the sickness bug, reaching dangerous levels.

Sharing a pH๏τo of Arlo looking downcast in an A&E hospital bed, Billi wrote: ‘Sickness bug with a Type 1 diabetic is so scary. 

‘First time Arlo has had ketones 1.6, so we ended up in A&E.’

Type 1 diabetes affects the body’s ability to produce insulin, and when someone with the condition falls unwell, it can cause both blood sugar and ketone levels to rise to spike.

Billi Mucklow has revealed that she rushed her son Arlo, nine, to hospital after he became seriously unwell with a sickness bug

Sharing a pH๏τo of Arlo looking downcast in an A&E hospital bed, Billi wrote: ‘Sickness bug with a Type 1 diabetic is so scary’

Type 1 diabetes affects the body’s ability to produce insulin, and when someone with the condition falls unwell, it can cause both blood sugar and ketone levels to rise to spike

Billi and her estranged husband Andy are also parents to Wolf, seven, and four-year-old Marvel. 

It comes after Billi decided to cut ties with the ex-footballer during the holiday season, reportedly frustrated with him constantly flaunting his new relationship with Lou Teasdale.

Andy has shared numerous snaps and Stories featuring his new girlfriend on social media and Lou has done likewise on her account, as their relationship continues to flourish.

However, Billi has had enough of his jestering and decided to remove him off social media. 

A friend told MailOnline: ‘Billi’s just had enough. Knowing your soon-to-be ex-husband is in a new relationship is bad enough, let alone it being shoved in your face on social media.

‘At first she hoped the pair would show respect to each other, but it’s become increasingly hard when he’s parading his love interest and ventures to new and exciting places for everybody to see.’

MailOnline approached Billi’s reps for comment.

Billi’s decision to unfollow her estranged husband, who now plays for Bordeaux in the fourth tier of the French league, comes after MailOnline revealed her brother Sam has cut ties with Andy over the footballer’s ‘total lack of loyalty’ towards his sister.

It comes after Billi was left furious as she unfollows ex Andy Carroll for ‘shoving’ his new relationship with Lou Teasdale ‘in her face’ with constant social media posts 

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Sam, a former TOWIE star like Billi, believed Andy moving on so quickly with another woman was particularly harsh on Billi, especially as she continues to co-parent his two eldest children – Emilie Rose, 15, and Lucas, 14 – as her own despite the split.

A source told Mailonline: ‘Sam is livid with Andy, he’s lost a lot of respect for him.

‘Billi has been a great mum to his two eldest kids, they’re very much part of the family and she’s brought them up as their own.

‘So for Andy to treat her with such disdain, and move on so quickly with another woman after their split, is particularly hard to take.’

Billi and Andy confirmed their divorce in September after secretly separating months earlier, having been together for 11 years.

Andy said in a statement: ‘Billi and I have privately separated earlier this year and we are under way with our divorce proceedings.

‘It has been a hard few months for our family and we continue to move forward amicably for our children.’

Billi and Andy share children, Arlo, nine, Wolf, six, and Marvel Mae, four, as well as his daughter and son from a previous marriage, Emilie Rose, 15, and Lucas, 14 (pictured all together)

Shortly after releasing the statement, Andy’s relationship with Lou came to light and the pair made their first public appearance at a Halloween party where they dressed up as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.

The relationship was said to have left Billi ‘blindsided’.

Andy and Billie saw their 2022 nuptials overshadowed by headlines when the ex-West Ham star was pictured lying in bed asleep next to glamorous bar manager Taylor Jane Wilkey. 

Taken in a Dubai H๏τel room, Taylor also posed for snaps wearing one of his personalised bathrobes.

Andy flew to Dubai to gate-crash Billi’s hen do, but stayed on with his pals as she jetted back home.

Although she gave him a frosty reception upon his return, Billi forgave the striker and the wedding went ahead as planned.