Love island's gabby allen 'so much stronger' as she opens up on health battle

LOVE ISLAND STAR GABBY ALLEN HAS OPENED UP ABOUT HER HEALTH BATTLE AS SHE REVEALED SHE WAS TOLD SHE'D NEVER WALK AGAIN AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH SCOLIOSIS MONDE MWITUMWA 12:11, 29 May

2025 Love Island's Gabby Allen has bravely opened up about her harrowing health scare, revealing doctors warned she might never hit the dance floor again. The 33-year-old reality star,

who won the latest All Stars series alongside Casey O'Gorman, was diagnosed with scoliosis as a youngster and faced major surgery at the age of 11. Gabby spilled the beans on her ordeal

during Thursday's (May 29) episode of This Morning, sharing how her parents clocked something amiss with her back during a family getaway. She shared: "I was around 11 or

12-years-old and I was actually on holiday, my dad was teaching me how to dive and my mum was like 'wait a minute she's a bit wonky' then straight away when we got home they

took me to the doctors and within a few months I was on the operating table because it was growing so quickly." READ MORE: Good Morning Britain faces backlash as baby news leads to

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revealed the stark reality that without the spine-straightening surgery - she could have been left unable to walk. The thought of not being able to dance again was what truly terrified her.

Gabby confessed: "As a young girl it didn't matter about walking, I needed to be able to dance because that's what I wanted to do," reports OK! Article continues below

She went on to describe the nerve-wracking lead-up to her ten-hour surgery, where she was kept in the dark to spare her the fear. Gabby now sports rods through her spine, having signed off

on the risky procedure that carried the threat of losing her mobility. Opening up about her remarkable comeback, she shared: "I did have to learn to walk again but within six months I

was dancing and won ballet competitions nine months later and it's built my resilience." Fast-forward to the present, and Gabby has not only bounced back but also amassed a massive

following as a fitness influencer. Gabby revealed: "You can do anything and also because I was dancing at the time that was already in my discipline and I think that has been brought

in now. I feel so much better and stronger." She advises: "As long as you listen to your GP first and make sure that you're ok to do it, you can get strong and get back in

there." Article continues below The star then confessed: "When I was younger I was embarrassed of my scars and I wish I could tell my younger self now 'don't be

embarrassed of your scars, they're amazing it shows people how strong you are'." She continued: "So now that I do wear them with pride and wear them out all the time so I

just want young people to know that you should be proud of them if you have them. If you are a bit wonky, it doesn't matter." LOVE ISLAND RETURNS ON ITV2 ON MONDAY, JUNE 9