EX-EASTENDERS star Rita Simons has revealed her heartache over her deaf daughter having "no idea" what people in face mask are saying.
The actress, 43, took to Twitter last night to share her upset at Maiya, 14, being unable to lip read because of the coverings.
She wrote: "Masks, not denying the need for them...All I know is my deaf daughter has no idea what anyone is saying as she can’t lip read a person in a mask...but we all wear ours anyway.
Breaks my heart a little bit for her.." In a bid to stop the transmission of coronavirus the government has made face covering compulsory on public transport, in hospitals, shops and takeaways, cinemas, museums and places of worship.
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