It has been more than three years since ex-Eastenders star Martine McCutcheon shared her devastating Lyme disease diagnosis with the world.
Before this Martine was also diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome ME in 2011, and tackled severe depression. Now the star, 44, has spoken about how living with underlying illnesses has affected her and her family during the current health crisis.
Despite being more vulnerable to the virus as a result of her condition, Martine remains bravely optimistic about how there may also be a silver lining to come out of the pandemic.
Speaking in a new interview with Hello Magazine she said that she thinks people may be ‘kinder’ now that they have faced adversity, as previously many were ‘spoiled’ by the