Coronation Street star Rob Mallard has spoken about the misunderstanding that surrounds those who suffer from an essential tremor.
The actor is best known to viewers for playing Daniel Osbourne in the ITV soap. He made his debut on the cobbles as Ken Barlow's youngest son back in 2016, making him the third actor to take on the role.
Having gone through a whole host of storylines in over the six years he's been on the cobbles so far - including the tragic death of his wife Sinead Tinker from cervical cancer - Rob appeared on This Morning to chat about his character's latest dilemma.
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This week, with Daniel and Daisy rekindling their relationship, viewers will see a blast from the past returns to the cobbles in the form of Daniel’s ex, Nicky, played by Kimberley Hart-Simpson.
But while on the programme live from the Rovers Return at the Salford-based set, Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield also spoke to the soap star about a subject close to his heart.
"You've had some great storylines, and obviously people look up to you, and admire you. being on here... you've been very honest and open and I know you do want to mention it's tremor awareness month," Phillip, 59, said.
"You came in here in March 2018, you suffer from an essential tremor... this month is about raising awareness and explaining what that is," the presenter added.
Rob then replied: "Yeah, as you said March is tremor awareness month and I was diagnosed with an essential tremor when I was 14 but I didn't quite realise how serious it was until I was in my mid-20's."
An essential tremor is a nervous system (neurological) disorder that causes involuntary and rhythmic shaking which can affect almost any part of your body, but most occurs in the hands.
"You assume with shaking it's an old person's thing and most older people do have a slight tremor," Rob said. "But it's actually amazingly common in young people and it's often misdiagnosed as anxiety disorders or people on the street might think something bad.
"They might think that you are on a comedown or that you're withdrawing from something or anything when it actually is just brain chemistry - just something going wrong, neurons in the brain firing incorrectly and it cause involuntary shaking in certain parts of the body."
Rob then encouraged those who think they may have a tremor - or it sounds familiar of someone they know - to visit the National Tremor Foundation who can offer advice and 'peace of mind'.
Rob's appearance to talk about his condition in March 2018 came two months after he appeared on the show and viewers spotted his shaking.
At the time, he tweeted: "Before any other papers write about this 'news' let me disabuse you: I have an essential tremor.Phew! Feels so good to come out.#notawkward."
Reappearing on the programme, Rob said he felt 'exposed' after his tremor was being questioned among viewers of the popular programme.
He said: "I've had this – it's been nearly ten years I've been aware of it now.
"My solution to this was to hide and manage it, because in the job that I'm in, it may have a detrimental effect on my ability to get cast. So it was something that I tried to keep a lid on, but then it was exposed live on TV."
Speaking about the long-term affect of the tremor, Rob said at the time: "By the time I'm 50, it could be in the voice box, down the spine, the arms. It could be quite debilitating."
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