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‘EMMERDALE’ STARS LAURA NORTON AND MARK JORDON TELL OF THEIR HEARTACHE AS THEY REVEAL A RARE GENETIC CONDITION AFFECTING THEIR CHILDREN

As they look forward to planning their wedding next year, Emmerdale star Laura Norton and her fiancé, actor Mark Jordon, appear to have it all: a perfect partnership, two beautiful young children and a lovely home.

However, this reality is tinged with fear for the future. Since 2021, the couple have been secretly dealing with the consequences of a cruel double blow that will affect their family forever.

Their two-year-old son Jesse and four-month-old daughter Ronnie have both been diagnosed with Usher syndrome – an extremely rare genetic condition that affects their hearing and vision and requires them not only to wear hearing aids for the rest of their lives, but also to prepare for severe sight loss when they become teenagers or young adults.

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