Emmerdale star Isabel Hodgins supported over 'hardest thing' admission with co-star

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.

The pair were running to raise money and awareness for Usher Syndrome. It comes after Laura, who plays Kerry Wyatt in the Dales, shared how both of her young children have been diagnosed with the rare genetic disease that affects both hearing and vision.

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.

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Speaking to HELLO! back in February Laura said: "My intuition told me there was a serious problem and I was in tears at the thought of it. Knowing that we'd passed this on to our son was heartbreaking." She added: "To watch our little boy enjoy the world around him yet know so much will be taken from him, was painful."

Speaking about their decision to share their children's diagnosis publically, Mark said: "We've agonised about doing this before we've even told our children about their condition... we're going to write them a letter to explain why we did this and show then when they're old enough to understand."

Laura and Mark have since been committed to raising awareness of Usher Syndrome, with Mark