Lorraine replied: “You are absolutely right. Apologies.”
Charlotte, who plays Laurel Thomas in Emmerdale, spoke about the upcoming storyline about Down’s syndrome with fictional character Leo Gorkirk, who is played by Harvey Rogerson.
At the time, she said: “Leo is a character who has been in the show for 10 years, he is the Down Syndrome son of Marlon and Rhona and that has been a huge positive story and continues to be.”
“Soaps are at their most potent when you deal with very, very difficult stories.”
Many followers shared similar thoughts over the segment on the show, with one writing: “Can you please not describe these children as ‘down’s syndrome children’ – they are ‘children with Down’s syndrome’. First and foremost they are ‘children’.
“Sorry but I am a mum and my son Ben, who is 28 years of age and has Down’s Syndrome, and this is one thing that annoys me.”(sic)