Inside Silent Witness star Rhiannon May's life including hearing loss and school struggle

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Silent Witness actor Rhiannon May stars as Cara Connelly in the new series of the BBC crime drama.The series, which was first aired in 1996, follows a group of forensic scientists as they investigate ghastly crimes in a bid to catch those responsible.

Rhiannon's character, Cara, is Jack Hodgson's niece. She first popped up in 2021, in the episodes titled Bad Love and Brother's Keeper.

Jack played a key role in reuniting Cara with her estranged dad. She made a comeback in the 'History' episodes, where she met up with Jack amidst a tense family drama that ended in heartbreak.

Since then, she's stuck around and formed a close bond with Jack. But what do we know about Rhiannon's life off screen? Rhiannon is a deaf actress who started wearing a hearing aid in her teens, as she wasn't born deaf but discovered her hearing loss during those years.