Actress Julie Goodyear, greatest recognized for her position as Bet Lynch in Coronation Street, has been identified with dementia.

In a press release, her husband Scott Brand mentioned he and "his darling wife" have needed to "come to terms with this heartbreaking diagnosis".

Ms Goodyear, 81, first appeared in Coronation Street as Rovers Return barmaid Bet Lynch in 1966 and made her most up-to-date look in 2003.

Mr Brand mentioned: "Unfortunately, Julie has been suffering forgetfulness for some time and we have been seeking medical advice and assistance, but we now know that there is no hope of a reversal in the situation - and that her condition will get progressively, and perhaps speedily, worse."

Mr Brand mentioned he hoped by asserting Ms Goodyear's prognosis publicly that individuals would "understand".

He added: "We have taken the decision to publicly announce the diagnosis as Julie still loves visiting friends and eating out.

"Inevitably she is recognised, and followers love to satisfy her - and he or she them - however she will get confused significantly if she is drained. I hope folks will perceive."

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Another cleaning soap star Barbara Windsor, who performed Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders, introduced publicly in 2018 she had been identified with dementia.

Windsor died in 2020 and her husband, Scott Mitchell, continues to campaign and raise awareness.

Dementia is the title for a bunch of signs related to an ongoing decline of mind operate, the NHS says.

The situation can have an effect on reminiscence, pondering expertise and different psychological skills.

Ms Goodyear - who appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2012 - is a patron of Willow Wood Hospice in Greater Manchester.