Ex-EastEnders star Martine McCutcheon breaks silence on brother's death at 31

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After the heart-breaking post, the well-loved actress hadn't uploaded a post on her Instagram page for two straight days, but she has now broken her silence.

Today, (October, 14) she shared a video telling fans that she is thankful for their support through the difficult time. READ MORE: EastEnders' Martine McCutcheon heartbroken after her brother suddenly dies aged 31She said: "It's my first time on Insta since I shared my post about losing my brother a couple of weeks ago.

Firstly, thank you so much for the outpouring of love, it means so much to my family, I can't tell you. ""Today was my first day going back to work, I didn't know if I could do it or not, I was nervous, a bit of filming and a meeting, since I've mentioned it, and I'm so glad I did it. "She went on: "I know my brother would want me to keep on keeping on and he was so proud of me and the fact that I liked to inspire people and make them feel good and give them a little bit of magic where I could, so I felt him with me, and I did it, first day back so yeah, yeah I did it. "Alongside the video, Martine wrote in the caption that she's getting "back to it bit by bit", and that LJ "would want me to carry on". "Grief is a strange old thing and there is no one way to navigate it but it felt good to do some work. "Want more from MyLondon?

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