Emmerdale star Isabel Hodgins has been supported by her co-stars, fans and followers after taking part in a huge challenge. The actress, who plays Victoria Sugden in the ITV soap, took part in the Great North Run with her co-star Laura Norton.
Laura, who shares son Jesse and daughter Ronnie with her former co-star partner Mark Jordon previously said that they first had concerns that something was wrong with Jesse shortly after his birth in 2021, after he failed standard hearing tests. However, they didn't find out he has Usher Syndrome until Laura was pregnant with Ronnie, and tests confirmed that both of the little ones carried the same rare gene that causes the condition.
Laura and Mark have since been committed to raising awareness of Usher Syndrome, with Mark going to parliament to lobby MPs about raising awareness of Usher syndrome and campaign for funding. As part of their efforts, Laura signed up to the Great North Run with the support of Isabel to raise money for CUREUsher and on Sunday , the pair completed the huge challenge of running 13.1 miles.
"And getting to share the experience with @laura_norts was amazing. THANK YOU to everyone who donated and helped us raise money for @cureusher. To everyone who ran the @great_run yesterday I am in awe of you," she added.