Sherrie Hewson fears she’ll never see her brother again due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The 69-year-old actress’ brother is currently in hospital with a brain tumour, and due to the threat of the virus, she isn’t able to visit him at the moment.
She shared: "My family are absolutely everything to me yet I haven’t been able to see my two granddaughters aged nine years and nine months, my 13-year-old grandson, and my darling daughter Keeley. We’re in touch all the time but it’s really hard not being able to cuddle and kiss them.
"Also, my brother is in hospital with a brain tumour. I call him every other day but he is very ill and I don’t know if he’ll come out of this."
Sherrie’s professional life has also been severely disrupted by the pandemic, which has caused studios across the country to close.
Speaking to Yours magazine, the former ‘Coronation Street’ star explained: "I’m also worried about work – all the stuff I had in place has been cancelled. Who knows if I’ll work at all over the next six months?
"I went through a stage of crying all the time but then I told myself to pull myself together. It’s awful for everyone, isn’t it? There are people so much worse off than me. At least I have a roof over my head and a garden I can sit in."
Sherrie likened the pandemic and the chaos it has created to "finding yourself in a zombie film".
She said: "I also feel OK health wise. But we’re all at a loss because, apart from the fear and the worry, nothing like this has ever happened to any of us before.
"It’s like finding yourself in a zombie film."
Sherrie Hewson fears she won’t see her brother again
