As Kim Tate in Emmerdale, Claire King excluded her own brand of sex siren and feistiness that viewers couldn’t get enough of.
But little did they realise that behind the scenes, actress Claire, now 59, was often suffering in silence. For the soap star - who’s been in the show for 30 years - was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at just 28. “I struggled to go to work and do the things I love, like horse-riding, because of the terrible pressure it put on my knees,” she previously said, adding, “I can certainly relate to the ‘invisible disease’ – although my symptoms don’t always show, it doesn’t mean I’m not in pain or feeling exhausted.” Severe pain, stiff joints, and swelling… arthritis is a condition that’s usually associated with.
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