Homes Under the Hammer’s Martel Maxwell breaks down in tears in after ‘awful and exhausting’ experience on BBC show
HOMES Under the Hammer’s Martel Maxwell was reduced to tears after a “awful and exhausting” experience during the BBC show.
The property expert appeared on Morning Live on Tuesday to chat about dementia.
Martel, 46, described how the illness took her father’s life, and she met a woman whose husband was just 58 when he was diagnosed with dementia.
She also told the case of a 34-year-old who discovered they had the condition too.
Martel took part in a terrifying interactive experience that showed those who didn’t have dementia what it was like to have it.
Flashing lights surrounded her as she was told to perform daily tasks while wearing special glasses and headphones.
She said, tearing up: “I find that extremely upsetting because it’s such an awful confusing situation to be in.
“It must be awful and I don’t really know what I’d do.
She described how “exhausting” it was for her to put matching socks on a bed as she couldn’t see any socks.
Martel added that she felt “constantly confused”.
After taking off her glasses and ending the experience, Martel was overcome with emotions, as she broke down in tears and explained how she found the experience.
The star explained: “The feeling was what really upset me, the feeling of not being in control and the feeling of being like a child and someone is trying to push you around.”
Morning Live airs on BBC One weekdays at 9.15 a.m.