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EastEnders' star says this Christmas is 'very bleak' after life-changing health condition


Former EastEnders star Melissa Suffield, who played Lucy Beale on the BBC soap, has said that Christmas will be very different this year after receiving a 'bleak' diagnosis

The actress, who graced the BBC soap from 2004 to 2010, shared that she has had a rough year dealing with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) following bouts of "horrible nausea" last December. The star is a body confidence advocate (Image: @)The actress continued and admitted she is 'hopeful' things will be different for her next Christmas: "But that's mainly because I can't eat loads of chocolate, biscuits and cake. As a body confidence advocate promoting self-love and raising awareness of SIBO in a bid to help others who are going through something similar, Melissa confessed that being "healthy on paper" doesn't always translate to real life.

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