Coronation Street star Rob Mallard says his hidden health condition has "gotten worse" and is likely to continue in that direction. The actor, who is best known to viewers for playing Daniel Osbourne in the ITV soap, first spoke out about having an essential tremor in 2018.
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 occur in the hands. Rob was first diagnosed in his mid-20s. The now 30-year-old, however, first spotted a slight tremor in his hand when he was 14.
"It steadily got worse as I got older," he has said in a new interview. But Rob's appearance on This Morning 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!
