Former Coronation Street Catherine Tyldesley has tugged on fans' heartstrings with a moving video post to raise awareness of bipolar.
Cath, who played Eva Price in the ITV soap, was flooded with praise after she shared an emotional monologue on her Instagram.
The Walkden actress, who starred in Corrie from 2011 until 2018, read an extract from the book Me, Myself and Bipolar Brenda written by Natasha Rea from north Manchester.
Cath is a fan of the book based on Natasha's struggles with bipolar, which is being made into a TV series, and so far her monologue has had more than 200,000 views.
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