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Coronation Street actress Cherylee Houston has told how she hasn't left the house except to attend hospital appointments for 16 months.
The soap star, 46, has been shielding since March 2020 due to a rare connective tissue disorder - which makes her vulnerable to the effects of coronavirus.
Cherylee, who plays Izzy Armstrong on the show, has also suffered from 'recent complications', which have put her into a 'different category'.
Candid: Coronation Street actress Cherylee Houston has told how she hasn't left the house except to attend hospital appointments for 16 months
Speaking on Tuesday's episode of This Morning, Cherylee said: 'I'm in a slightly different category to Izzy, I'm slightly more vulnerable than she is.
'I've been shielding this whole time and I've had recent complications, which have put me into a different category.
'But what that meant was we had to be extremely careful at home.
Situation: The soap star, 46, has been shielding since March 2020 due to a rare connective tissue disorder - which makes her vulnerable to the effects of coronavirus (pictured in Coronation Street in 2016)
'What was fantastic at 'Corrie' was they went, 'How can we tell that story?'
'Because it's happened to so many other disabled people over this time.
'I haven't been anywhere other
