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Danniella Westbrook has shown off the results of her facial reconstruction surgery following a "nightmare" ordeal in Turkey.
The EastEnders star, 49, said she 'wanted to die' after the traumatic operation, which left her bloodied, bruised and needing hospitalisation in Portugal.
The actress has since claimed she needs more surgery in the UK, but showed off her new face for fans on Instagram as she shared a video.
Sitting in the passenger seat of a car, with her blonde hair swept under a headband, she shared: "I'm so tired today, I'm just now on my way for food."
Danniella signed off the clip, posting: "See you soon, catch me if you can," before flashing a peace sign to the camera.
Danniella Westbrook to have facial reconstruction op saying 'it's about time'
Danniella Westbrook has shown off the results of her facial reconstruction surgery following a "nightmare" ordeal in Turkey (Mike Marsland/WireImage)
The actress says she wishes she'd never gone to Turkey for the op (GC Images)The mum-of-two went under the knife in April in a bid to reconstruct her nose after its septum collapsed following years of drug abuse.
However, after being snapped with a bandage on her head with swollen features, Danniella admitted she 'couldn't believe what’s been done to her' after the surgery.
The actress had a surgical thread lift - a procedure where temporary stitches are used to produce a lift in the skin - and fat transfer in a bid to fix a past botched surgery.
However, the op left her with a one-inch hole in her head and she’s since opened up about her “nightmare”.
Sharing a photo of her face taken months ago with her Instagram followers, Danniella said: "Three months ago I looked like this and thought I looked awful. I'd give my world to look like this again...
"I can't believe what's been done to me with this surgery."
Despite her best intentions, the operation turned into the star’s worst nightmare as it left her with “big lumps of fluid over her belly”.
“I don’t know how it’s gone so wrong," she told OK! magazine. "I think it was a bit of miscommunication. I just wish I had never gone to Turkey to have it done. I will never have surgery abroad ever again."
After landing in Portugal following her operation, Danniella was rushed to hospital when her stitches burst and she “lost sight in one eye”.
She continued: “It wasn’t until I was washing my hair that I realised the stitches had come undone and I had an open wound."
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Danniella now wants to have more surgery, but this time in the UK, saying she wants to 'put an end' to her surgery woes.