Former EastEnders star Daniella Westbrook shared a touching tribute to her father as he battles dementia.

Daniella, who played Sam Mitchell on the BBC soap opera, has been open about her family in the past, recently sharing a snap with her “mini-me” daughter.

But over the weekend, it was the men in her life who took center stage on Father’s Day, with her dad Andrew and stepfather Eddie on his Instagram account.

Andrew, 74, made a rare social media appearance at Danniella as she continues to battle dementia.

She tells her to 97,000 followers: “Feliz Día del Padre a dos hombres increíbles en mi vida, el primero mi papa que says que holds demencia y por suerte todavía se acuerda de todos nosotros. Gracias papá por ser increíble toda nuestra vida y aún hoy we love you ”.



Andrew, Daniella Westbrook's father

“And the second goes to my other father, my stepfather, Eddie. In fact, sometimes I don’t know where we’ll be without you, Ed. Thanks for being fun, full of love, laughter, good advice and the best cook in the world. world. “I wish everyone a fabulous Father’s Day and know that the children, Bobby and I love you so much # dad # fathers day # stepdad #love.

Daniella recently faced her own health battles.

She has been in and out of the hospital for the past few months due to deteriorating health and the actress suffers from sepsis, a life-threatening blood poisoning.



Daniella Westbrook's stepfather Eddie

A rep for the star previously told The Sun: “Danniella suffered a sudden health shock.

Fortunately, the problem was detected early and treated by medical professionals. Daniella is discharged from the hospital and is recovering at home with the support of close family members “.

Before going to the hospital, Danniella underwent surgery to reconstruct her face, one of many surgeries over the years.

Daniella shared how she decided to go under the knife in an effort to regain her trust after being harassed by online trolls for her looks.



Daniella recently dealt with her health problems

He explained to The Sun: “I’ve spent the past seven years trying to get someone to do it, but they said no in case it fails and they were out.

“Plastic surgeons wanted £ 500,000 to change my face, so I figured I never would. It’s just because I went to ICU before Christmas. “

For more information on the latest entertainment news from, be sure to sign up for one of our newsletters here.