Actress Denise Welch has battled clinical depression for 31 years. Now, to help others understand the cruel condition, the Loose Women star has written a moving account of life with what she calls her “Unwelcome Visitor”.
Denise made her name in Soldier, Soldier before joining Corrie as Natalie Horrocks in 1997. But her Visitor followed her to the Weatherfield cobbles, threatening to blight her career and happiness.
Here, in an extract from her book, the 61-year-old reveals how she turned to booze in a bid to numb the mental pain... In television there is nowhere tougher to work than a long-running soap opera.
So, while I was over the moon to be cast in Coronation Street, I found the reality of filming four episodes a week quite gruelling
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