EastEnders star James Bye’s wife Victoria opens up on painful health diagnosis and says she ‘suffered in silence’
EASTENDERS star James Bye’s wife Victoria gave an insight into her unseen medical condition.
Victoria, 40, who is currently pregnant with the couple’s fourth child, opened up to her followers about her struggle with her health.
The family blogger took to her shared social media account, dubbed “Lifewiththebyes”, to get candid about her battle with Endometriosis.
Victoria, who celebrated her 10 year marriage anniversary with James last year, wrote to her followers: “We don’t have it easy us women… We go through A LOT.
“I still remember being told about periods by my mum. I was appalled, ‘er… so hang on, you’re telling me I’ll bleed – every month – and this is normal?!’ What the hell…”
The mum of four went on to praise the bravery of women, stating: “‘Women’s problems’ have been talked about for years… us ladies put on a brave face and we handle it like the champs that we are.”
She went on to detail her Endometriosis journey, penning: “I suffered in silence with endometriosis for years (well, not completely in silence, James got a right old earful) but I’d never heard of it…I thought I had bad cramps or IBS… maybe one too many pot noodles (We’ve all be there).”
Victoria also revealed her issues with fertility, explaining that she had “struggled to fall pregnant again”, due to her diagnosis.
Urging her followers to not “suffer in silence”, the social media personality concluded: “Don’t suffer in silence ladies. Let’s get talking about this. Let’s make some noise.”
Victoria supported her EastEnders star husband, who is best known for his depiction of Martin Fowler, as he competed on Strictly Come Dancing last year.
After James’ elimination, Victoria proudly paid tribute to her husband, writing to social media at the time: “With a final bow & heartfelt thank you to the audience, a hug full of gratitude to Amy and a smile full of emotion to me.
“He hung up his dancing shoes for the final time.
“And I truly couldn’t be prouder.”