Coronation Street star Sam Retford had always known what was coming for his character Curtis. Fans of the ITV soap were shocked on Wednesday night when the Bistro waiter and medical student's true illness was finally revealed.
His fiance Emma Brooker and her family think Curtis is suffering from a heart condition that could see him drop dead at any moment.
But what Curtis has been hiding is a serious mental illness. READ MORE: Corrie youngster Jude Riordan beams as he gets hands on another award He suffers from factitious disorder - a serious mental disorder in which someone deceives others by appearing sick, by purposely getting sick or by self-injury. "I knew from day one.," Sam told the Manchester Evening News and other press as he
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