Joanne Clifton shares how knee condition stopped her getting jobs ‘I wanted to hide!’ | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV
About her diagnosis, Joanne said: “At first I wanted to hide I had osteoarthritis in both knees as I did not want it to hinder me getting jobs, but I have tried not to let it hold me back.”
She went on to explain that she now works with a company called Arthr which “make products for people who have the condition”.
Joanne highlighted that the diagnosis “can happen though to anyone at any age.”
She added: “In lockdown, I was contacted by the parent of a nine-year-old who had been diagnosed with osteoarthritis, so I would say to anyone who feels they might suffer with this to go along to their doctor to be checked out.”