Former Coronation Street actress Lisa George has shared her worrying health struggles since leaving the cobbles.The actress bid farewell to Weatherfield in August, following a 13-year stint as the brassy Beth Tinker, but health struggles left her feeling she may never return to acting.The actress is currently gearing up for a dazzling role as the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella at the Wyvern Theatre and Swindon Arts Centre this festive season.
However, Lisa, 51, opened up about the fears that almost kept her from returning to the stage due to her diagnosis with NAION - non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, a condition causing sudden vision loss through reduced blood flow to the optic nerve.
Now partially sighted in one eye and limited to peripheral vision in the other, she recounted a scary experience during an emotional interview on BBC's Morning Live.
She shared: "I'd been to the theatre to see a Shakespeare production and at the end of one of the scenes, there was a blackout - it really was dark.The actors left the set and I thought, oh my gosh, I'm not going to be able to do that.