Gogglebox star Sue Sheehan confirms Bell’s palsy diagnosis and how it’s affected her mouth – after fans’ stroke fears
Gogglebox star Sue Sheehan broke her silence about her paralysis diagnosis during the Channel 4 show on Friday night.
Sue and her husband Steve, who live in south London, appeared on the hit show after being absent from recent episodes.
Sue spoke candidly about the side effects of living with Bell’s palsy, which causes temporary weakness or paralysis in the muscles on one side of the face.
She explained, “I mean, I’ve had to relearn a few things since Bell’s palsy.”
“One is to speak through the side of my mouth, and the other is to chew. Chewing takes a long time.’
“I offered to chew your food for you, but you refused,” Steve added. “I must say you haven’t lost the edge of your tongue, have you?”
Gogglebox star Sue Sheehan broke her silence about her paralysis diagnosis on the Channel 4 show on Friday evening
Sue and her husband Steve, who live in south London, appeared on the hit show after being absent from recent episodes and opened up about the side effects of living with Bell’s palsy.
“No, it’s actually sharper than ever,” Sue replied jokingly.
Fans quickly rushed to X – formerly known as Twitter – to share their well wishes with Sue, with some thanking her for raising awareness.
‘Best wishes to Sue on #Gogglebox as she recovers from Bell’s Palsy x; Sending love to Sue; Poor Sue. I hope Bell’s palsy goes away soon.”
‘Fair play to Sue on #gogglebox for appearing with Bell’s palsy. Raising awareness can only be a good thing, speaking as someone who (hopefully temporarily) experiences the same thing after brain surgery. I can imagine how much courage that takes.’
‘I didn’t know Sue had paralysis, I hope she’s doing well; Thoughts with Sue x one of my favorites on #gogglebox.’
During the Gogglebox episode, the cast reacted to Jamie Cook’s Christmas, You Bet!, The 1% Club, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light and Netflix’s new spy thriller Black Doves.
The new eight-part Netflix series Black Doves, which was released last Thursday and scored a perfect score of 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes just one day after launch, is a thriller starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw.
But despite featuring spies, assassins and murderers, the show has been branded a ‘Christmas series’ by delighted viewers, who claim the festive soundtrack and setting gave them the ‘Christmas feeling’.
She explained, “I mean, I’ve had to relearn some things since Bell’s palsy. One is to speak through the side of my mouth, and the other is to chew. Chewing takes a long time
Fans quickly rushed to X – formerly known as Twitter – to share their well wishes for Sue, with some thanking her for raising awareness
During the episode of Gogglebox, the cast reacted to Netflix’s new spy thriller Black Doves. The new eight-part series is a thriller starring Keira Knightley (photo) and Ben Whishaw
Set in London in December, leading up to the big day, the thriller follows Keira’s character Helen Webb as an agent who passes secrets she’s learned from her politician husband (Andrew Buchan) to the Black Doves organization.
Helen has been providing political information to the company – led by the enigmatic Reed (Sarah Lancashire) – for a decade, but her position is in jeopardy after Jason (Andrew Koji), the mother-of-two’s secret lover, is murdered.
Still, all the fighting and killing in the series isn’t enough to stop fans from turning it into a festive offering, thanks to the Christmas tunes playing in the background and the timing of the drama.
Gogglebox airs on Channel 4 on Friday, with all episodes available to stream on demand.