BBC News presenter Sophie Raworth has revealed her mother Jenny has been left wheelchair bound due to a rare brain disorder.
, 58, told how her former model mum Jenny, 84, has normal pressure hydrocephalus, which is caused by a build up of spinal fluid and can put pressure on the brain, and is also battling .
Sophie has revealed her mum is living with a rare brain disorder which has left her wheelchair bound Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Wire
The presenter with mum Jenny and dad Richard, who passed away in 2025 after a battle with Parkinson’s disease Credit: LightRocket via Getty Images
Speaking to Saga , she said: “Your spinal fluid doesn’t drain and presses on your brain.
“It affects your movement, so mum can’t move, she’s in a wheelchair, which is really hard because she was always so active.
“But she’s still completely with it.”
It comes just months after musician .
Billy, 77, previously told how doctors are not sure of what caused the disorder.
Sophie, who joined the BBC in 1992, lost her father Richard aged 83 in 2025 after a “long battle with Parkinson’s disease”.
Before Richard’s death, Sophie praised her dad for “getting on with it” despite the harsh reality of living with Parkinson’s.
She said: “My dad has had Parkinson’s for several years now.
“It is a horrible disease. Yet he deals with it amazingly. He never complains, just gets on with it with kindness and good humour.”
Sophie and share three grown-up children, Ella, 22, Georgia, 20, and 18-year-old Oliver.
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