Kym Marsh, 44, has revealed that her mum Pauline Marsh has struggled in recent months, as she has battled illness and struggled to book a doctors appointment due to coronavirus restrictions.The actress explained her mum had been diagnosed with shingles, a viral infection that causes rashes to form, and as a result had crippling backache.Kym said: “My parents have been more ill during this pandemic than ever before. "They’re usually active and in high spirits and everything has really affected them. "My mum had shingles, which was diagnosed over the phone, and is now struggling to get a doctor’s appointment for horrendous back pain.“The other day she cried to me and asked me, ‘What’s the point of being here?’“It was heartbreaking to hear.
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