A soap star who watched her on-screen partner struggle with Alzheimers has been speaking about the disease in the Isle of Man.
Pauline Fleming, better known as Coronation Street's Penny King, was the guest speaker at the A.G.M of the local Alzheimers Society last night.
It's thought the disease affects around 3-quarters of a million people throughout the United Kingdom, 18-thousand of those are under the age of 65.
Pauline (pictured) says the storyline, though very difficult to play, has generated a positive reaction:
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