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Megan Shaw

Emmerdale stars rush to support Lisa Riley as she battles 'horrendous' Covid

Emmerdale star Lisa Riley, best known for her role as Mandy Dingle on the long running ITV soap has issued a health update as she lists problematic symptoms.

The actress, who has been a familiar face in the Dales since 1995, took to Instagram to tell her 186k followers that she has been hit with coronavirus and is experiencing some particularly nasty side effects.

Posting a snap of her positive lateral flow test, the 46-year-old soap star penned: "DAY 3 of this horrible Covid experience…….it’s really really rotten horrendous sore throat, coughing, endless coughing, and all round feel like absolute s**t!!!! For everyone else with this strain, I feel your pain hopefully feeling stronger soon."

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