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Ellie Muir

Jim Carter shares touching message to young Downton Abbey fan dealing with rare skin condition

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Downton Abbey star Jim Carter has shared a heartfelt message to a young fan of the hit period drama series, after she was interviewed on This Morning about dealing with a rare skin condition.

Appearing on Tuesday’s (30 May) instalment of the beleagured ITV breakfast show, the actor spoke to 14-year-old Isla Grist, who lives with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare skin-blistering condition that causes the skin to tear and blister at the slightest touch.

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