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Privacy NoticeA young girl who was temporarily paralysed after suffering a stroke has made her Hollywood debut. Six year old Avy Berry, who experienced both a mini stroke and a full-blown stroke requiring brain surgery, is believed to have sustained the brain injury after contracting chickenpox a few months earlier. Following her paralysis, she had to relearn how to speak. However, just weeks into her recovery, Avy secured a year-long role on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks as Scott Drinkwell’s foster daughter, Miley Carson. Recently, she appeared in cinemas as an extra in Paramount Pictures’ horror film, A Quiet Place: Day One. Her mum, Fearne Collins, 31, said: “She’s not even been able to watch the film, because it’s a horror film, which is quite funny.”
Avy Berry, 6, on the set of Hollyoaks
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“She can’t even watch herself doing it. But for me, it’s really special that she’s on at the cinema. It’s quite special that it’s worldwide because there’s people from all over the world who will watch my little daughter so it’s quite surreal.” “But when we are on set and I’m watching her, I find it quite nerve-wracking because she’s only my baby and she might not be in the mood for it. Generally, she does switch on and she does okay on set. We are just proud of her every day – she’s really resilient.”, reports Wales Online. In April 2022, Fearne Cotton was left in shock when her daughter Avy, who was dozing off, became unresponsive and lost the use of one side of her body. Initially thinking it was a severe viral infection after the symptoms quickly subsided, the worried mum from Middleton, Greater Manchester, rushed her to A&E. There, scans revealed the frightening truth: Avy had suffered a mini stroke and required immediate medication, later undergoing brain surgery in October to improve blood flow. Opening up about the ordeal, Fearne shared, “She is on high-dose blood thinners now but that was 18 months ago and she’s been stroke free since which we are really pleased about. You wouldn’t even think that she’s normal.”
Avy Berry, 6, in hospital after suffering a ischaemic attack and a mini stroke back in 2022
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Fearne reflected on the lasting impacts of Avy’s condition, noting, “There is a few things because it is a brain injury so emotionally she still struggles a bit and she is quite sensitive. I think it’s a symptom of the stroke and the brain injury. But I also think some of it could be from the medical side because it was quite awful and there’s the trauma of being in hospital.” Heartbreakingly, Avy’s hospital stays were traumatising, as Fearne recounts, “She would be asleep and then would wake up every hour for more blood tests and that was really hard, having to hold her down for needles. She’s still quite scared if someone is going to hospital.” Despite the harrowing experience, Avy, who began acting at age four, finds joy in her craft. Fearne says her daughter loves the creativity and interaction, enjoying ‘playing’ and chatting with ‘all the people on set. She shared: “She just likes playing – that’s what acting is really. I think that’s what she likes to do and to be honest, she does like the centre of attention when she’s on set. She does like to talk to all the adults and all the people on set – she likes being around it really.” Fearne, who runs the Elm Arts Company acting school, is now raising awareness about childhood strokes and encouraging parents to seek medical advice if they have concerns. Fearne stated: “As a parent of a childhood stroke survivor, then I know you think that it isn’t going to be you.” “But if you have instincts then go and get them checked out. When I was in hospital with Avy, you were only allowed one person in so a lot of time it was just me.”Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnFearne CottonHollyoaks
