Ex-EastEnders actress Danniella Westbrook has revealed she has lost her Kent home and is currently living in sheltered accommodation.

The 41-year-old mother made the shocking revelation on Twitter, claiming it was in order to stop someone selling the information to a magazine.

She wrote: “It's been a tuff year for me &its with great regret I have 2 admit , I've lost my home an I'm living in sheltered housing waiting 2b housed."

The actress, renowned for her battle with cocaine addiction, said she had been forced to move into temporary accommodation while she waited to be rehoused by the local authority.

She said she could no longer afford to live in her Kent home. Until recently she was believed to have had a home on The Esplanade in Rochester.

Her recent troubles began when she split from husband Kevin Jenkins after 12 years of marriage.

She has a son, Kai, 18, from a former relationship and a 13-year-old daughter, Jody, with her ex-husband.

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