Zöe Lucker opens up about crippling anxiety: ‘I worry about absolutely everything’

She's the person who gave us Tanya Turner, but Zöe Lucker couldn't be more different to her famous Footballers' Wives character.

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by Jack White |
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The 41-year-old has opened up about her battle with anxiety and confessed that even the thought of leaving the house makes her nervous.

Speaking to the Mirror, Zöe said: "I sound like a freak, but I worry about absolutely everything. I wouldn't say I have agoraphobia, but I don't like going out in the evenings now. I just like to know the family are safe and in at night."

Zöe, who lives in Surrey with her parter Jim Herbert, 36, and their six-year-old daughter Lilly, said that working away from her family increases her stress and anxiety.

Zöe hates leaving her partner Jim and their daughter Lilly to work away in Liverpool
Zöe hates leaving her partner Jim and their daughter Lilly to work away in Liverpool

She's currently starring in Hollyoaks as mouthy Reenie McQueen – meaning she has to be in Liverpool Monday to Friday.

"I feel guilty about everything. I always pray I'm not in the last scene of the day on Friday, so I can get away on time," Zöe continued.

"Lilly's front tooth has been wobbling and I've been thinking, 'Please, please don't come out when I'm not there'. I have to constantly reassure myself that everything is OK, Lilly is in a safe place and it's good for her to see I'm working."

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