It has been very tough! EastEnders Gary Webster reveals wife Wendy was rushed to hospital with Covid-19. weeks after the actor lost his mother to the deadly virus
Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the Minder actor, 56, revealed that his wife Wendy Turner, 53, was treated at West Middlesex hospital for coronavirus
He confirmed that the presenter - who is the younger sister of TV star Anthea Turner, 60 - is now back at home but is still poorly
On January 11, Gary revealed
that his mother had passed away peacefully four days after contracting Covid
The Eastenders star also told fans that he was battling the deadly virus alongside his eldest son, Jack, 20
She said: The way the government scheme is being perceived out there is there s lots of devices for everybody who is struggling, but actually in reality on the ground it feels quite different.
She said there were cases of larger families or parents working at home and home schooling where there just weren t enough devices to go round. It s about us being as proactive as we can as a school community to do the best we can as a school community, she added.
As well as fundraising for new devices, the school is also taking equipment people no longer need.
She said: The way the government scheme is being perceived out there is there s lots of devices for everybody who is struggling, but actually in reality on the ground it feels quite different.
She said there were cases of larger families or parents working at home and home schooling where there just weren t enough devices to go round. It s about us being as proactive as we can as a school community to do the best we can as a school community, she added.
As well as fundraising for new devices, the school is also taking equipment people no longer need.
Wendy Turner from Thurston has focused her mind on gardening during lockdown
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
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