The 57-year-old singer is dedicated to her 2023/2024 tour throughout the UK, however there was a time when acting on stage led to debilitating blackouts.

Back in 2003, unbeknown to Shania Twain, the That Don't Impress Me Much singer had been bitten by an contaminated tick.

"The tick was contaminated with Lyme disease, and I did get Lyme illness," Shania revealed.

About to show 58 on August 28, the Canadian star recalled her signs quickly after the chunk.

"My symptoms were quite scary because, before I was diagnosed, I was on stage [feeling] very dizzy," Shania stated.

"I was losing my balance, I was afraid I was gonna fall off the stage."

Shania advised Vanity Fair: "I was having these very, very, very millisecond blackouts, but regularly, every minute or every 30 seconds."

Lyme illness

Lyme illness is a bacterial an infection, the NHS says, which ends up in a "circular or oval-shaped rash" across the tick chunk.

The bullseye rash can seem three months post-infection however sometimes reveals up inside 4 weeks of being bitten.

Flu-like signs are additionally widespread within the weeks following a chunk, which might result in:

• A excessive temperature
• Feeling scorching and shivery
• Muscle and joint ache
• Tiredness
• Loss of power.

If caught in time, individuals could be handled with antibiotics to clear the an infection.

However, some individuals identified with Lyme illness proceed to endure from signs "for years".

Shania acknowledged her singing voice was "never the same" after being contaminated with Lyme illness.

The Man, I Feel Like A Woman! songstress endured two open-throat procedures the place Gore-Tex rods have been inserted to stabilise her throat.

While each operations have been profitable, Shania was hesitant (at first) to listen to her voice.

"After I had the surgery, I was petrified to make a sound. I didn't know what was going to come out," she revealed to InStyle.

While Shania advised Yahoo Canada that she sings "differently" now, she is "loves it".

Shania Twain on the BBC is on Saturday, August 26 at 9.15pm on BBC Two.