Miranda Hart shares ‘hope’ after learning identity of three-decade long illness

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I realise now why so many experts and therapists became so after their own recoveries – I think in particular of the help I got from the Optimum Health Clinic, and why they, among others, call it ‘chronic invisible illness’. “But…I was so overwhelmed by the size of this news – the way my life story suddenly needed to be rewritten – that I remained open-mouthed and quiet.” “All the years of knowing there was something wrong and being silenced, all the years I would apologise or push on because I had been told it was a weirdly manifesting anxiety attack, all the years my illness could have been prevented, the missed opportunities, the losses, the aloneness, the fear of wondering ‘What next?’ It was too much to settle on one feeling. open image in gallery Miranda Hart pictured in 2012 “I got married at 51, and it’s just so lovely. “The fact that I could meet somebody is not some kind of rom-com story, but it’s hope, there is always hope, things can always change.”