Ryan Thomas has said it's 'hard to watch' his younger brother's struggle after Adam was forced to pull out of a joint work commitment.
Away from their different gigs on-screen and with their own businesses, the former soap star siblings also host a podcast with brother Scott.
During the latest episode of Mancs on the Mic with the Thomas brothers, former Coronation Street star Ryan and entrepreneur and ex-Love Islander Scott Thomas were a man down due to Adam "struggling" with arthritic pain.
The Waterloo Road star opened up about his health before appearing on this year's Strictly Come Dancing. Adam spoke out and shared that he has been diagnosed with RA, an autoimmune and inflammatory disease which means that your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake, causing inflammation (painful swelling) in the affected parts of the body. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Nikita Kuzmin 'fights tears' as he sends 'don't' message to Layton Williams and to fans READ MORE: Read more of today's top stories from the Manchester Evening News He has since shared updates on his health - on good days and bad days - both during his stint on Strictly with professional dance partner Luba Mushtuk and afterwards.
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