Carey Mulligan has revealed that she holds deep fears of falling victim to dementia, a year after her beloved grandmother lost her 16-year battle with Alzheimer's aged 91. The 32-year-old actress revealed during a speech at the Alzheimer's Society annual conference in London on Wednesday that her fears eventually pushed her to demanded that the British government invest in research on the debilitating disease. London-born actress Carey, whose mother is from Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, was always very close with her Welsh grandmother. She spent many happy childhood holidays staying at her grandmother's house before she was diagnosed with dementia in 2002. The ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society approached the Alzheimer’s Society in 2014 to offer her growing fame as a way to raise awareness of the issues.

Source: Daily Mail May 24, 2018 01:04 UTC