Sherrie Hewson broke down in tears as she revealed she’s currently unable to see her own brother.
The 69-year-old actress revealed that her brother Brett, who is suffering from a brain tumour, has been taken out of hospital because his bed was needed by someone else amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Appearing via a video link, Sherrie told ‘Good Morning Britain’: "I have a brother who has a brain tumour in Wales and I can’t see him. He was in hospital and he needed to be taken out of hospital because they needed a bed so he’s conscious.
"They’re really caring for him. Anyway, I can’t see him, so I send him silly videos every day."
Sherrie hopes the pandemic will serve to shine a light on the value of the National Health Service (NHS).
The actress – who previously starred as Maureen Webster on ‘Coronation Street’ – said: "I pray and hope that [this helps us] recognise our NHS – it’s absolutely what we need."
Sherrie is currently living alone apart from her family – but she’s recently started a chat show called ‘Wonderbirds’ in order to stay in touch with her friends and family.
She shared: "We talk every day, which keeps me sane. I can’t see my daughter and grandchildren, they’re my life and I can’t hug them, I can’t kiss them.
"So we talk to each other every day and we put it on Facebook. Now we’ve gone onto YouTube with ‘Wonderbirds’ and it means quite a lot to people because they can talk to us."
Despite this, Sherrie is still finding the current lockdown to be emotionally stressful.
She said: "I’m hurting a lot, every day, and I cry a lot."
Sherrie Hewson can’t see her brother amid pandemic
