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Sally Phillips says having teenage son with Down’s syndrome brings ‘happiness and meaning’ to her life
was diagnosed with the condition when he was a baby.Down’s syndrome can cause varying degrees of learning disability and associated medical issues.The 51-year-old said that while she was initially ‘devastated’ with the diagnosis, she has developed a ‘huge bond’ with Olly,The Smack The Pony actress shares Olly with her ex-husband Andrew Bermejo, and has two more sons with him: Luke, 11, and Tom, eight.She opened up about how Olly has enriched their lives in a chat with Giovanna Fletcher on the Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast.Discussing the moment she received the diagnosis, Sally said: The shock I went into was shaking and the actress part of me was like this is so interesting.