Like the rest of the country today, This Morning hosts Rylan Clark and Ruth Langsford reacted to the rocketing energy price cap amount that was confirmed earlier by Ofgem.
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Coronation Street is to highlight the issues of mental health and the impact of loneliness in older people when soap icon Audrey Roberts confides in her friends that she tried to take her own life. Viewers saw Audrey receiving treatment in hospital last month, telling a doctor that she had accidentally taken too many tablets.
This week the 82-year-old retired hair stylist continues to insist that was the case to her own GP. But in emotional scenes screened on Monday August 15 Audrey confides in Roy Cropper, Rita Tanner, Claudia Winkleman and Ken Barlow hat the overdose was in fact a suicide attempt.
The group of friends gather for a belated birthday lunch at a local hotel and are stunned when Audrey tells them that she tried to make an attempt on her life three weeks ago. But a neighbour posting a leaflet had spotted her and called an ambulance.
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As the pals try to come to terms with the shock revelation they ask her what led to the suicide attempt, confessing their guilt at not spotting the signs that their friend was struggling. Audrey admits that she had kept her feelings hidden and has not even told her family about what happened.
As the group discusses the problems that growing older can bring she explains that she misses her late husband Alfie and that she had been feeling useless and depressed, turning to drink after suffering with her eyesight deteriorating. Audrey says: “I just seemed to spiral downwards. I'd toss and turn all night, then finally drop off just when I should be up and at 'em. Seizing the day. Huh! Spend the afternoons on the sauvignon blanc, wondering exactly what I'm good for?”
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Like the rest of the country today, This Morning hosts Rylan Clark and Ruth Langsford reacted to the rocketing energy price cap amount that was confirmed earlier by Ofgem.
ITV This Morning fans were quick to make a demand about presenters Ruth Langsford and Rylan Clark on Tuesday (August 23).
Ruth Langsford suffered a backhanded compliment on ITV This Morning yesterday at the hands of guest Alice Beer. Ruth, 62, delighted viewers with her welcome return to the ITV daytime show alongside Rylan Clark who was back himself after a 5 year hiatus to fill in for Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
It's all about to kick off on Coronation Street this week as Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) celebrates her 18th birthday and her guardian Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank) hands her a letter her dad asked him to give her. She admits she’s scared to open it and later has an argument with Billy about her diabetes treatment. But when she finally reads the letter, will it change her outlook? At the salon reopening, Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) tells her family about her suicide attempt.
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Coronation Street is set to explore the issue of loneliness and its impact on mental health in a storyline featuring fan favourite and cobbles legend Audrey Roberts. Last month, viewers saw Audrey (played by Sue Nicholls) receiving treatment in hospital after telling a doctor she had accidentally taken too many tablets. And this week, she continues to insist that was the case to her own GP.
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