Strictly Come Dancing’s Hamza Yassin issues terrifying warning after nasty bug gets embedded in his leg that could cause ‘big issue’-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro

Strictly Come Dancing star Hamza Yassin has issued a terrifying warning about a nasty bug, showing that it literally got stuck in his leg.

The wildlife documentarian, 33, shared a pretty graphic video on social media, and showed his followers what to do if the same were to happen to them.

Hamza won the glitterball trophy with his professional dancer Jowita Przystal, beating Fleur East and Vito Coppola, Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, and Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez to the coveted prize in emotional scenes.

He’s since returned to exploring wildlife, but a new update shared with fans is a little more unnerving than we’d like.

Taking to Instagram, Hamza showed a video of his swollen leg with a live tick half inside it, stuck with its body attached to his skin.

He warned: ‘For those that work in the [Scottish] highlands, they’ll kind of know this but if you don’t and you’re coming up to the highlands, make sure that you tuck your socks in and take preventative measures because the ticks are certainly out this year.

Hamza Yassin shared an unnerving video (Picture: Jeff Spicer/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)

‘If you find one of these, use the tick remover and talk to your GP. Make sure you don’t get a red swelling afterwards because Lyme’s Disease is a big issue. So I’ll be taking this one out soon.’

Lyme’s Disease, according to the NHS, ‘is a bacterial infection that can be spread to humans by infected ticks’, and can cause a dark pink rash, a high temperature, headache, muscle pain and loss of energy.

In extreme cases, those diagnosed with Lyme’s disease can continue to have symptoms that can last for years, which are often compared to chronic fatigue syndrome.

He shared a clip of his swollen leg before zooming in to the bug (Picture: Instagram)

The tick was embedded in his leg (Picture: Instagram)

The CDC notes that those with untreated Lyme’s disease can have more extreme symptoms including facial paralysis and arthritis, depending on the stage of infection.

Thankfully, Hamza managed to get the bug out of his leg, sharing his tip in the next clip.

He continued: ‘So, I’ve got the tick remover and I removed the tick.

He guided followers on how to protect themselves (Picture: Instagram)

‘Sorry I couldn’t show you it because I don’t have too many hands but you use the little tick remover underneath.

‘Make sure you don’t just tug on it, twirl it like this first and the tick will come out.

‘More importantly, the tick with its mouthpiece comes out and then it’s down to you to get rid of the tick any way you see fit. Alright, see you soon, bye.’

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