A Manchester actress has described how she was hospitalised after she started to believe she had caused the Covid-19 pandemic during a mental health episode.
Natasha Naomi Rea, 31, has appeared in shows including Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Doctors and Ashes to Ashes. Now, she's penned a book about her struggles with bipolar disorder, 'Me, Myself and Bipolar Brenda', which has inspired a campaign backed by a host of TV stars.
The #speakoutlikeBrenda campaign has seen former Corrie actress Catherine Tyldesley, Emmerdale's Joe Gill, Samantha Giles and Lisa Riley and Game of Thrones star John Bradley turn extracts from Natasha's book into powerful monologues.