Watching her mother wither away in a care home has been torture for West End star Ruthie Henshall. But since being allowed back inside for regular visits five weeks ago, she has seen the light return to 87-year-old Gloria’s eyes. “I’ve taken a before and after picture of her the day I walked back in and five weeks later and she looks 10 years younger,” she says. “The care home manager said the other day, ‘Oh my God, the lights are on in her’.
My mum looks at me like she’s at peace when I walk in the door.” Ruthie, who starred in last year’s I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, has been granted Essential Care Giver status, meaning she can spend as much time with her mum as she likes.
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