EastEnders star Patsy Palmer has revealed she recently suffered a miscarriage but her family helped her pull through the trauma.

The actress – who returns to Walford as Bianca Butcher this month – became pregnant just months after giving birth to her fourth child.

The whole family was shaken by the loss, which was revealed when she went for a scan shortly before she filmed her comeback, said Hello magazine.

“It was a shock to be pregnant so soon after having our baby Bertie,”she said.

“At first I was excited but, deep down, I felt fearful that I wasn’t physic-ally strong enough. Then, at my nine-week scan in October, they told me I’d lost the baby. We don’t know why. But it shook us all.

“We’d got used to the idea of having another one in the family. I even joked that I’d be like the old woman in the shoe who had so many children she didn’t know what to do. It was especially sad for the kids.”

She managed to cope with the loss with the aid of those around her, but she did fear that she was slumping into depression.

“My mum recognised the symptoms. She said the light had gone out of my eyes,” Ms Palmer said.

“I’ve suffered with depression before. So I told myself to be brave and to be grateful for what I’ve got – four amazing children. I know how lucky I am. My family are the light of my life.”

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