Melanie Sykes has revealed she is in ‘so much pain’ after being diagnosed with an autoimmune condition, which has left her ‘two-thirds bald’.

The TV star, 55, revealed in a clip shared to Instagram on Sunday that she is also living with excessive inflammation all over her body.

Wearing a jumper, jacket, scarf and hat, Melanie took to her social media to explain that she has been ‘living a spiritual existence’ and encouraged people to start meditating as she tried to remain positive.

She said: ‘I’m not well, as you know, I’ve been ill all year, I’ve got an autoimmune condition, I am losing my hair, I keep having crazy inflammation all over and I am working on healing.

‘In the last three months, I’ve done a meditation teacher training course. I was too ill to finish it like literally the last two days of it I couldn’t do, it’s a meditation teacher training, I don’t necessarily want to teach, but I can do…

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Melanie Sykes, 55, has revealed she is in ‘so much pain’ in an Instagram clip shared on Sunday, after she was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition, which has left her ‘two-thirds bald’

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The TV star revealed that she is also living with excessive inflammation all over her body

‘Mostly I’ve been living a very, very very spiritual existence.’

Alongside the clip, she penned: ‘It’s been a while ❤️I have ignited my YouTube channel again after a long period of learning, meditating and healing (this is ongoing.) Remember I love you always.’

She gave an insight into her hair loss in April and showed her side profile, where she pointed out a bald spot on her head.

She said the photo was taken whilst she was in London, investigating some health issues.

‘I am experiencing alopecia and heart issues due to all that has happened over the last few months. PTSD, shock, mistreatment and malpractice,’ the former TV presenter revealed.

Mel shared her experiences with the UK’s health care system, telling her subscribers: ‘I am uploading a new video on YouTube because I wanted to share what I have learned, observed and endured recently.’

She went on to say: ‘This country must do better, and get better. Our health services are utterly shocking, bar a few and rare decent humans who listen without prejudice and judgement.’

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Wearing a jumper, jacket, scarf and hat, Melanie took to her social media to explain that she has been ‘living a spiritual existence’ and encouraged people to start meditating

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She gave an insight into her hair loss in April and showed her side profile, where she pointed out the bald spot on her head

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The mother-of-two also added how she has been dealing with stress and insomnia (pictured in 2022)

Mel went into further detail on her health struggles as she showed her hair loss by parting sections of her hair.

‘I’m experiencing alopecia in quite a significant way. I’ve lost inches off my hairline at the back and probably got half my hair at the moment,’ she noted.

The mother-of-two also added how she had been dealing with stress and insomnia.

Thankfully, she is having treatment and has been to see a scalp specialist, who has confirmed her hair will grow back.

Born in Lancashire, Mel came to fame in a 1996 TV advert that showed her serving Boddingtons Bitter from an ice cream van.

She then went on to enjoy a successful career in television from the Big Breakfast in 1997 to fronting her own daytime show alongside the late Des O’Connor – Today with Des and Mel in 2002.

Then in 2014 she headed to the jungle to star in ITV’s I’m A Celebrity, finishing in third place behind X Factor singer Jake Quickenden.