Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp criticising the move. The force has been accused of "victim blaming" after disclosing that the missing Lancashire mother-of-two suffered "some significant issues with alcohol" in the past "brought on by her ongoing struggles with the menopause".
Senior officers said that the 45-year-old was "vulnerable" and classed by police as a "high-risk" missing person immediately after her partner Paul Ansell reported her disappearance on January 27.
After police issued an updated statement yesterday afternoon, TV presenter Fern Britton took to social media to question the possible "undertones" to the news.
Fellow celebrities including Denise Welch and Nicola Thorp also echoed the 65-year-old's concerns. READ MORE: Dive specialist explains how search would have changed had he known about personal issuesTaking to her Twitter page, Fern began telling her followers: "I am uncomfortable with the latest news suggesting that Nicola Bulley has an issue with alcohol and menopause.
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