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Former Hollyoaks star Gemma Atkinson has revealed that her six-year-old daughter Mia has been diagnosed with epilepsy. The TV presenter and actress has two children with Strictly Come Dancing pro Gorka Marquez. ‌

As well as Mia, the pair have a younger son called Thiago. Gemma explained on her Just As Well, The Women's Health Podcast, that her daughter was experiencing loss of awareness and zoning out, in what's known as absence seizures. As a result, she is now receiving treatment for epilepsy, reports the Mirror. ‌

Epilepsy affects the brain and causes seizures. The condition is incurable but treatment can be offered to help manage it. An absence seizure , which Mia suffers from, is where you lose awareness of what's going on around you. ‌

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