EastEnders actress Melissa Suffield has revealed she had to take her six-year-old son River to A&E while on holiday. The 33-year-old, best known for playing Lucy Beale on the soap, shared snaps from inside an A&E waiting room on her Instagram story.
Holiday ends with hospital visit
“Not the most fun way to round off the holiday,” she captioned one post. Later on Sunday evening, she added: “We just got home, I’ll fill you in later on River once I’ve got him to bed. I’m really intrigued to know if anyone has ever had anything similar happen to their kid and what the f*** it was?!”
The cause of River’s illness has not yet been shared. This is not the first time Melissa has documented a medical emergency involving her son. In 2022, she revealed she had to call an ambulance after River contracted a “nasty virus”, which led to three hospital visits in just over two weeks.
Previous health scare
At the time, she shared: “Back to A&E again. That’s three visits in the last 16 days. Given 3 loads of nebuliser (he was NOT a fan) and some meds and he perked right up. Very much enjoyed having a biscuit in bed and making a friend who he called Baby, even though she was older than him.”
She continued: “Have been sent home with inhalers to wean from the various nebulisers and some more meds. Basically very pleased we went in as it’s absolutely where we needed to be. Always trust your instincts. Just a nasty virus being nasty. Fingers crossed it passes quickly now, I am not up for a 4th visit next week, but more than anything just pleased he’s better now.”
Family life
River was born in March 2020. Earlier this year, he attended his parents’ wedding in Las Vegas. Melissa married her partner of six years, Robert Brandon, after getting engaged in 2019. The couple shared a sweet photo of themselves kissing in a pink Cadillac at a Vegas wedding chapel, with River between them.
In the caption, Melissa wrote: “When in Vegas. 6 years after our cancelled Covid wedding we thought we should probably get round to making it official. And yes, in the most ‘us’ silly and easy-going way as possible. Can’t wait to catch you up on the rest of our trip but right now, we’re catching a flight to California!”
