Rachel Allen said she was bowled over by the “kindness of strangers” after her eldest son Joshua was jailed for drug offences.
And the telly chef, 50, said being in the public eye while Joshua, 22, went through a difficult time has been challenging, but people have been very supportive.
She told the Irish Sunday Mirror: “The amount of people who have written to me, I cannot tell you. The kindness from strangers... people say I’ve never met you, but I’m sending you this card, I’m sending you this email.
