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During a day off from her work on the soap, Templeton spoke to reporter Joseph Levy about the way TV deals with the disabled and the difficulties she faced because of her condition. [ 3 ] Templeton played the role of Robbins for a total of eight years, finally leaving the cast in 1992.
In 2021, she was a lead presenter for Channel 4's TV coverage of the Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. She has been voted one of the most influential disabled people in the UK as part of the Shaw Trust's Disability Power 100. [2] Morgan has been working on television for almost twenty years.
Garrett was written into the new show as a housemother, and later a dietitian, at the fictitious Eastland private school. Jewell first appeared in the show's second season. Her role as Geri Tyler, the cousin of Blair, was groundbreaking. She was the first disabled actor to have a recurring role on a TV series;. [10]
Marissa was born in Mazomanie, Wisconsin.At the age of 11, she became paralysed following a car crash, and has since had to use a wheelchair for mobility. [3] She started acting at school and starred in local productions, with her first role being that of an orphan in The Prince and the Pauper.
Sophie Stone was born to guitarist Martin Stone, [4] grew up in East London, and has been deaf since birth. [5] She attended Mary Hare Grammar School for the Deaf. [6] She took up a place at RADA after the birth of her son Phoenix (to whom she is a single mother), [2] with the extra cost of her studies being supported by the Snowdon Trust.
In 2018, Johns' smartphone was hacked and intimate photos were released. [6] [7] Johns used the situation to speak out against body shaming and combat taboos around disability, sex, and body dysmorphia. The experience inspired the BBC Radio 4 drama In My Own Skin, written by Debbie Oates with Johns, and starring Johns. [8]
Television shows about disability, the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society.
Donna is the second disabled regular in the soap, after Adam Best (David Proud) who left the show in 2010. [3] Speaking of her casting, Hammond said: "I'm really excited to join the cast of EastEnders. It's a great opportunity to be a part of such a big and popular show. Donna is a bit of a handful but they're always the most fun characters to ...