Coronation Street star Anne Reid thanked NHS staff on Tuesday following a recent visit to A&E.
The star, known for her role as Valerie Barlow in the ITV soap opera, took to social media to let her fans know she was recovering after breaking her arm last week.
Anne, 87, thanked the "absolutely brilliant" nurses and doctors who treated her on December 16, after she spent six hours in A&E waiting and receiving medical treatment.
Fans rushed to wish the soap star well following her update, as they supported NHS staff amid the ongoing strike action taken by NHS nurses and ambulance workers.
Addressing her Twitter followers on Tuesday, Anne wrote: "Last Thursday night I spent six hours in A&E at @NHSEnglandLDN
"#UCLH with a broken arm. The nurses and doctors were absolutely brilliant so kind and caring I can't thank them enough."
Anne's tweet was shared as nurses in the NHS went on a 12-hour strike for the second time this month, following a dispute with the government about pay and concerns over patient safety.
"So sorry to hear about your arm Anne but yes thank goodness for the #nhs," one fan replied to Anne's tweet on Tuesday. "We must support all those fighting to protect it #NHSStrikes #NursesPayRiseNow."
"Oh my goodness, I hope you’re OK. The NHS is a wonder, and one we need to protect," another added, as Bonnie Langford told Anne: "Wishing you better soon, Annie xx."
Jason Carr quote-tweeted Anne's original post and added: "I’m also grateful to NHS staff this year. #supportnurses And wishing my friend @AnneReidActress a speedy recovery."
Anne is best known for her Corrie role throughout the 1960s; Jean in the sitcom dinnerladies (1998–2000); and her role as Celia Dawson in Last Tango in Halifax (2012–2020) for which she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress.
In a 2011 interview with the Radio Times, Anne revealed the reason she quit her role as Valerie Barlow in 1971, after a decade playing the first of Ken Barlow's wives.
"I was a basket case when I left! I'd already had too much of it," the former soap star explained.
"That kind of work suits some people, but it didn't suit me. It was my decision to leave and I was desperate, really desperate, to go. Because I knew I was good at comedy and there was no way that Valerie Barlow was ever going to be funny."
On 27 January 1971, 18.26 million viewers watched as Anne's on-screen character was killed off, dying after being electrocuted by a hairdryer with a faulty plug.
Anne went on to appear on the small screen continuously following her exit from the cobbled streets of Weatherfield, including stints on Casualty, Heartbeat and, more recently, starring alongside Emma Thompson in Russell T Davies' six-part BBC drama series, Years and Years.
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