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He has been delighting viewers week after week on the Strictly Come Dancing floor and will face the quarter-finals this weekend.
But behind the glitz and glamour, Montell Douglas has been battling a hidden health problem that regularly leaves her in “agonizing pain.”
The Team GB athlete and Gladiators star, 38, suffers from dysmenorrhea, extremely heavy and painful periods that previously left her breathless. hospitalized.
He suffered a severe attack before the first live show earlier this year.
Montell admitted that being hospitalized for the condition a few years ago was a “wake-up call,” as she nearly “passed out” due to the “intense” pain of the cramp.
“That hospitalization was a kind of wake-up call for me.
Inside Montell Douglas’ debilitating health condition that has left her hospitalized in “agonizing pain” as she prepares for the Strictly quarter-finals.
The Team GB athlete and Gladiators star, 38, suffers from dysmenorrhea, extremely heavy and painful periods that have previously left her hospitalized (seen with teammate Johannes Radebe)
“My body started convulsing and I almost fainted because the pain was so intense,” he said. The Irish news.
‘I was overheated because of the hormones; my body couldn’t control its temperature and that in turn dehydrated me.
“The pain was in waves, like contractions.”
Montell was prescribed strong painkillers to help control his symptoms.
They should be taken before the onset of unbearable menstrual pain, which can be difficult to predict.
She continued: ‘I’m going to be very honest about this as I think it’s something we really need to talk about more – the agonizing pain… not many people and not all women will experience the same thing.
“It’s very disturbing and very emotionally draining, not to mention physically draining.”
After she had birth control implants placed, she said they had made a big difference in the severity of her period pain.
The star opened up before getting on the dance floor for the first time with her partner Johannes Radebe.
Montell admitted that being hospitalized for the condition a few years ago was a “wake-up call,” as she nearly “passed out” due to the “intense” pain of the cramp.
“My body started convulsing and I almost fainted because the pain was so intense,” he told The Irish News.
Dysmenorrhea is the medical term for painful menstrual cramps, usually felt in the lower abdomen.
It can range from dull aches to intense pain that is difficult to relieve.
Montell just made it to the quarterfinals after finishing in the dance last weekend with Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas; she and Johannes were saved by the judges.
Jamie and Michelle performed their Foxtrot but the judges decided that Montell and Johannes’ Quickstep was better.
Four judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas chose to save the Gladiators star, after she found herself at the bottom for the third time.
After she had birth control implants placed and said they had made a big difference in the severity of her period pain.
Earlier this month Montell, Miranda actress Sara Hadland and singer Shayne Ward has already been confirmed for the Strictly tour in 2025.
Celebrity contestants who appeared on this year’s 20th anniversary series of the show will put on their dancing shoes once again as they take the show across the country from January 17 to February 9.
Meanwhile, It Takes Two’s Janette Manrara also returns to host the tour once again.
The Strictly quarter-finals on Saturday night will star Chris McCausland, JB Gill, Montell, Pete Wicks, Sarah Hadland and Tasha Ghouri.