Rosalind Eleazar disability: What happened to the Missing You actress’ hands?

A STAR of the new Netflix thriller series Missing You has left fans curious after they spotted her hand condition.

Rosalind Eleazar who has also starred in the hit Apple TV series Slow Horses plays Detective Inspector Kat Donovan in Harlan Coben’s new Netflix thriller Missing You.

She can be seen starring alongside an A-list cast including Jessica Plummer and Richard Armitage, a Harlan Coben staple.

However, some audience members have spotted a deformity with the actress’ hands which has left them questioning what happened.

Rosalind was born with a condition called Symbrachydactyly.

This is a rare birth defect that impacts the hands making the fingers short, webbed, or joined on one hand.

In some cases, the fingers can be missing altogether.

It is thought to be caused by a lack of blood flow to the developing hand which cannot only impact the fingers but the hand itself.

In some cases, the bones, muscles, ligaments, nerves and tissue can be affected which can impact function.

But, the 36-year-old actress appears to have a minor form of the condition with just a few of her fingers being shorter than others, this is known as Type 1.

There are four types of symbrachydactyly which are explained by the Cleveland Clinic as follows:

• Short-finger symbrachydactyly (Type 1): Having all or most of a thumb and four fingers. The digits that do form might have missing bones (phalanges) and will be noticeably shorter than typical fingers.
• Oligodacylic symbrachydactyly (Type 2): Having a thumb and pinkie finger, but no digits between them. You might see this referred to as an atypical cleft hand.
• Monodactylic symbrachydactyly (Type 3): Having only a fully developed thumb. The other four fingers might be partially developed but missing bones, muscles or other tissue. You might see these partially formed digits referred to as remnants or nubbins.
• Peromelic symbrachydactyly (Type 4): Having no fingers or a thumb.

Babies who have the more severe types are often offered surgery by the time they are between the ages of one and two.

This is to restore as much hand function as possible and to change the appearance of the hand.

Non-surgical treatments include the use of prosthetics, a brace or splint to strengthen the hand and affected fingers and physical therapy.

Babies born with any type of symbrachydactyly should not have any developmental or growth issues.

The condition cannot be passed on to their children as it is not a genetic disorder.

Rosalind has not spoken publicly about her hand condition.

However, she has revealed that she takes daily pills to boost her immune system after being struck down with Coronavirus four times.

Speaking on Virgin Radio with host Ryan Tubridy, Rosalind revealed her health woes.

She said: “I got absolutely whacked.”

The actress shocked Ryan, 51, by revealing she caught Covid-19 four times since its outbreak, leaving him asking about her immune system.

“Well I’m taking lots of tablets now,” she replied, detailing her hectic schedule as she takes part in the filming of season six of Slow Horses.

Slow Horses is based on Mick Herron’s series of novels centred around a group of disgraced MI5 agents who have been exiled to a place called Slough House.