Billie Faiers reveals daughter, two, was rushed to medics after ‘scary and awful’ seizure
BILLIE Faiers’ young daughter Margot has been rushed to hospital again after having another febrile seizure.
Towie legend Billie, 34, worried fans when she shared the news about her two-year-old on Instagram.
The reality star – who also mum to Nelly, 10, and Arthur, seven – welcomed Margot in 2022.
But since early last year, the tot has had several febrile seizures, and Billie has now told fans they have been back to hospital after she had another one.
Taking to Instagram she shared a sweet post of little Margot on a hospital bed, with her big sister looking after her.
Captioning the photo, the worried mum wrote: “Yesterday morning our little darling Margot had another febrile seizure.
“It was again due to a spike in her temperature.
“It never gets easier to cope with, (it’s) just so scary and awful for your little baby to go through that.
“Thankfully she is home and on the mend.”
This is the second time in the last three months that Margot has been hospitalised.
In October 2024, mum Billie shared the news that she’d had another febrile seizure.
The reality star wrote told fans at the time: “My little darling Margot [white heart] we ended up in hospital yesterday as Margot had another febrile seizure due to a high temperature it really is just so terrifying and upsetting but she is on the mend now.”
Billie previously broke down in tears as she recalled the heartbreaking moment Margot stopped breathing the first time she experienced the seizure.
Last March, she opened up about the family emergency to sister Sam Faiers on their podcast The Sam & Billie Show.
She called it “the most horrendous, scary moment of my whole entire life.”
She added: “I feel like that’s really made me run down and ill as well because it’s just so scary and worrying.”
While seizures, which can be brought on by having a high temperature, rarely do long-term damage, they are still upsetting to witness.
The NHS states that the seizures usually last between two and three minutes and affect those aged between six months and six years old.
As Billie talked about her daughter’s breathing difficulties, she paused and became overwhelmed with emotion.
Sam encouraged her to let the tears out and admitted it made her want to cry too.
Billie said: “You can imagine as a parent you just think the worst, the panic.”
Febrile seizures explained
A febrile seizure can happen when a child has a high temperature and their body cannot cope with it.
The NHS says a child experiencing a seizure may :
- become stiff and twitch, shake, or have jerking movements
- become unconscious
- not respond or look at you when you talk to them
- be sick or pee (wet themselves)
- be sleepy, irritable or confused for up to one hour afterwards
If your child is having a febrile seizure, it’s important to keep them safe while you wait for medical help.
First, make sure you call 999 for emergency help and monitor them while you wait, first aiders from the educational page said.
You can help by protecting them from injury, but do not restrain them