Former TOWIE stars Samantha and Billie Faiers' mum Suzie rushed to hospital after water infection turns to sepsis

Sisters Samantha and Billie Faiers have shared how their mum was hospitalized after a water infection turned to sepsis. The reality stars, who shot to fame on ITVBe's The Only Way is Essex opened up about the family's terrifying scare on the latest episode of their podcast.

Sam, 31, and Billie, 32, explained that Suzie, who will be familiar to viewers having appeared on their shows Mummy Diaries and Family Diaries, began to “massively” deteriorate when a water infection spread to her kidneys. They shared how the spread of the infection resulted in a dash to A and E where the 53-year-old was told she had contracted sepsis.

Billie revealed on their podcast, The Sam & Billie Show: "I’ve had a bit of a week." She went on to explain: "Our mum wasn’t very well. It started last week, she had a water infection and it got worse and worse which resulted in going into mum’s kidneys. So we took her to A&E because she massively deteriorated."

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She went on: "She had antibiotics and it wasn’t working. I managed to speak to a doctor and I told him all of her symptoms so he told me to take her to A+E because she needs medical attention. Basically, the water infection had got so bad that it turned into sepsis." Billie, who is currently pregnant with her third child, added that Suzie was “so poorly”, adding: "She was so unwell. Feverish, being sick, weak, pains in her back and delirious."

According to the NHS, Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection. They say it happens when your immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage your body's own tissues and organs. The NHS adds that there are lots of