Joel Dommett's wife Hannah reveals how mum had to learn to walk again after stroke

Joel Dommett's wife Hannah Cooper has candidly shared how her mother had to learn how to walk again after suffering a stroke - and says she is her "biggest inspiration"

Joel Dommett's wife Hannah Cooper has revealed her mother had to learn to walk again after suffering a stroke.

Actress and model Hannah, 35, has been married to TV presenter Joel, 39, since 2019 and the couple were guests at the Daily Mirror Pride Of Britain Awards With TSB, hosted by Carol Vorderman, on Monday evening. The couple were matching in black outfits - with Hannah stunning in a strapless black dress while Joel sported a black evening jack, shirt and trousers.

While attending the event at Grosvenor House Hotel in London, Hannah shared details of her mother's health battle. Asked if they knew anyone who had done something incredible that had really stuck with them, Hannah told the Mirror: "I think my biggest thing in my life was during the pandemic.

"My mum actually discovered she had a brain tumor and, as a result, had a stroke and had to learn to walk and talk again." Hannah continued: "She is my biggest inspiration - going through that during the pandemic … it changed everything. So I just, I definitely view everything very differently these days, and it's amazing. I think you just sometimes need a new perspective."

Hannah and Joel are proud parents to one-year-old son Wylde - who arrived in September last year. The couple agreed that being parents has changed their outlook on life as they reflected on the fact the 2024 Pride of Britain Awards is the 25th ceremony.

Joel said: "It’s such a wonderful night and it’s also special as it the 25th anniversary - not many things last that long anymore. So it’s testament to how good the show is and what it means to people." He added: "It hits different since becoming a parent."

Hannah agreed, saying: “Now that we've got baby Wylde - I just call him baby Wylde. He’s going to be 18, and I'm still going baby wild, but now that we've got him, I just go, 'Oh my gosh', it hits so much harder."

Ahead of the 2024 event, awards host Carol reflected on the past quarter of a century of ceremonies - of which she has presided over them all. She said: "When we did the first show 25 years ago, it was very unlike what we have now.

"It had awards like Sports Personality of the Year, Politician of the Year and Businessperson of the Year, but there was also this essence in the middle of it. I think there were about six awards, so the survivors of the Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland, for instance, were one set of people.

"And there was a wonderful young woman who had meningitis and lost some limbs as an adult, who went on and finished her training as a doctor. Everybody in the room – around 300 celebrities – shut up for once and listened. You just knew, standing on the stage, there were no cameras or anything at that event, that this was something special."

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