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Samantha Morton urges 'wear a mask' after being admitted to hospital

Actress Samantha Morton poses for photographers upon arrival at the British Independent Film Awards in central London, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
Samantha Morton was admitted to hospital on Monday night. (AP)

Samantha Morton has said she is “on the mend” after being admitted to hospital on Monday night.

The 43-year-old star of The Walking Dead and Harlots did not reveal why she required medical treatment amid the coronavirus pandemic, but urged fans to “wear a mask”.

Morton tweeted a picture of herself in the Conquest Hospital in Hastings wearing a face mask and shield.

She wrote: “Thankyou to all the A and E staff at the Conquest who helped me tonight. I’m so grateful for our NHS,to see the red zone first hand and the nurses and doctors being so kind and wonderful to us all was humbling. I’m ok tonight because of them. #SaveOurNHS #WearAMask #COVID19”

The actor added: “I’m on the mend. I’ll get there and thank you so much for the well wishes.”

Morton has underlying health conditions after suffering a stroke in 2006 following a severe head injury.

She was in hospital for three weeks after being struck on the head by a piece of falling masonry and had to relearn to walk.

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The Minority Report star is parent to 20-year-old daughter Esme, also an actor, whom she shares with Charlie Creed-Miles. She also has daughter Edie, 13, and eight-year-old son Theodore with filmmaker Harry Holm.

Samantha Morton appears on stage during the "The Last Panthers" panel at the AMC 2016 Winter TCA on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Samantha Morton suffered a stroke in 2006. (AP)

Morton has been open about her experience growing up in care due to her own mother’s mental health issues.

The British actor joined the cast of zombie TV series The Walking Dead in 2019 as villain Alpha.

She also starred in BBC costume drama Harlots last year, and has been nominated for two Oscars - Best Actress for In America in 2004, and Best Supporting Actress for Sweet and Lowdown in 1999.

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