In 2011 Cunningham was reported to be suffering from back pain caused by scoliosis and degenerative disc disease, diagnosed in 2006.Mark Anstead, "Lord Strathclyde's lover reveals her real bedtime partner (...and it's a rolled-up towel which eases her excruciating back pain)" in Thurrock Mail, 28 January 2011 In 2012, she was in a wheelchair and hoping for surgery.
