In 2007, Hobbs lost sight in her right eye overnight. This led to four years of testing and an eventual MS diagnosis.
However, her condition worsened during the Covid pandemic when her right leg “stopped working”, she said.
Hobbs uses a functional electronic stimulation device which helps her continue with her career.
“I’m lucky enough that I can still work, so I can go out of the house and I sometimes take walking poles with me to help my balance,” she added.
“Over the years I’ve had to say goodbye to the public performance side of things in my acting career.”
She said England is “pretty late” to Fampridine; Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have offered the drug on the NHS for several years.
“Of course it will be disappointing if it doesn’t work, but I would just have to handle it in the way that I’ve handled it all so far,” Hobbs said.
“I’m really hopeful.”