Just before the country went into lockdown for the first time, like the rest of us, Hollyoaks actress Lucy-Jo Hudson and partner of three years, Lewis Devine, were totally unaware of what was about to unfold. Besides, they had more on their minds. In February last year, Lucy, 38, had given birth to their son, Carter. They were in a blissful bubble, introducing Carter, now 15 months, to seven-year-old sister Sienna – from her marriage to former Corrie co-star Alan Halsall – and the family. With lockdown all that came to an abrupt halt.
“I can’t complain because we’ve been so lucky compared to a lot of people. But it was sad that our families missed out on seeing some of those firsts, like Carter smiling and taking his first steps,” Lucy-Jo says when we chat to her after our shoot at their Lancashire home. “But we got time to bond as a family – and Lew was so fantastic. We were sharing everything, including the night feeds.”
Both Lucy-Jo and Lewis were badly hit by Covid-19. The virus left them bedridden, while 32-year-old Lewis was coughing up blood. “We did get the ambulance out at that point, but they told us he was OK and it wasn’t severe,” says Lucy-Jo, now back on the soap as Donna-Marie Quinn.
Here, they talk about their family life and reflect on the highs and lows of the past 12 months…
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