Kate Ford has bravely spoken of her "struggles" she experienced filming Coronation Street scenes while in extreme pain.
The Tracy Barlow actress has been open about suffering with endometriosis before, and has now said she wants to send "a hug" to others who have the condition.
The mum-of-one said she is "lucky" as she has "lots of support".
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Kate shared a pained-looking selfie from the Corrie set, in which she is wearing her red Coronation Street filming coat.
Captioning the post on Instagram she said: "Filming #itvcorrie this was a few weeks ago at a time that I was struggling with my #endrometriosis.
"Luckily got lots of support x just sending a hug out to all those struggling with similar [heart emoji]."
Maria Connor actress Samia Longchambon commented with love and hug emojis.
Corrie's assistant director Joanne Dunleavy Nelson said: "You did amazing though! And still looked fab", to which Kate replied: "you looked after me thank you Joanne".
Many of Kate's fans also rushed to wish her well.
stu_actor_ said: "Sending lots of love x"
rmoody2609 said: "Hope your feeling better beautiful xxx"
vickyd_81 said: "Oh bless you Kate, sending you a hug!! You look so beautiful"
The 45-year-old has grade four endometriosis which is the severe stage of the condition, where tissue similar to the lining of the womb starts to grow in other places such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes.
In June 2020, during the first lockdown, Kate tweeted: "As someone with grade four endometriosis I realise how much I rely on my massage therapy to help with this.
"Due to COVID I’ve not been able to visit my therapist for three months. My body is sore I’ll never take this therapy for granted again xx"
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