Linda Lusardi discharged from hospital after coronavirus battle that left her at ‘death’s door’
LINDA Lusardi has been discharged from hospital after her tough coronavirus battle left her at "death's door".
Her husband Sam Kane, 51, told fans the former Page 3 legend finally returned home yesterday after first revealing her ill health on March 19.
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Sam told his social media followers: "So blessed to be spending tonight with my beautiful girl at home by my side. God bless the NHS. So happy to have her home. @lusardiofficial #StayAtHomeAndStaySafe."
He was flooded with well-wishes from pals, with Strictly's Kristina Rihanoff saying: "Mate so happy you are both doing better. Load of love from our family."
Another added: "Fabulous news x speedy recovery to you both x some great news at last xx."
Someone else said: "This is the best news! So happy for you all. Well done Linda you little fighter X."
Linda, 61, relied on oxygen and a drip after being hospitalised with the deadly bug.
Sam was also admitted, but sent home to recover days later. He has been regularly sharing updates and urging people to take the self isolation rules seriously.
He said: "I can’t stress enough that this is not ‘just a flu bug’. I’ve watched this take my girl to death’s door.
"I’ve felt it take me there. It’s a cruel, vile, remorseless, relentless, dark sickness. It was like three hands. One that’s strangling you. One pushing your face down as it does. The other one ripping your heart out of your chest and it just doesn’t stop... for days'.
"Please stop going out. Passing this around will mean it just takes longer till we’re back to normal. Please stay safe people."
In 1998, Linda married actor Sam and they have two children, son Jack and daughter Lucy.
Linda was once a regular on the Loose Women panel and also appeared on Dancing On Ice in 2008, finishing in sixth place.
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The Londoner became a household name thanks to her modelling in the Seventies and Eighties and in 2005 was voted the UK’s most popular Page 3 girl ever.
In 2018, she stripped off to mark her 60th birthday nearly four decades since she first appeared in The Sun.