Linda Lusardi has revealed she saw NHS staff with not enough PPE during her coronavirus battle.

The former model, 61, was critical and left fighting for her life in intensive care, while her husband Sam Kane faced a similar experience after also testing positive for COVID-19.

With Linda being diagnosed pretty early on amid the pandemic, she was told by doctors that there was no guarantee she would survive and she had a traumatic 'final' chat with her husband.

Speaking on Sky News this afternoon, Linda thanked the NHS staff that saved her life as she spoke about the hardships they had to endure.

Linda explained that every NHS worker who entered her room had to strip from head to toe after leaving.

Linda Lusardi has praised the NHS workers who 'saved her life'
Linda was left in intensive care fighting for her life

She said: "They had so little. Just the little tiny mask and plastic over them. They weren't prepared.

"Every single time they came into my room completely what they were wearing from head to toe had to be thrown away.

"They couldn't go back out of the room and come back in with the same gear on so each time they left the room each doctor, nurse, cleaner or person bringing me food had to have a complete set head to toe that went in the bin as soon as they left the room."

Linda, who will be clapping this week to show her support, added: "I can't put into words how much i thank them for my lfie. They're so brave and doing so much good work out there and we have to support them."

Linda and her husband Sam Kane were both taken to hospital and diagnosed with COVID-19

Linda also revealed she had a "traumatic" final goodbye with her husband as she feared she was dying.

She said: "There were some very dark moments where I didn't think I was going to make it. All my vital signs were going down badly.

"I said to one of the young doctors, 'Am I going to pull through this?'. He said, 'You're 61, we don't know what we're dealing with here'.

"So I texted Sam, who was in another part of the hospital and said, 'I don't know if I'm going to make it, can you come up.'"

Linda kept her followers updated with her condition

Linda explained that a nurse "took pity", and as they had both already tested positive, put Sam in a gown and mask so he could go to her room.

She said: "And he gave me a pep talk about staying positive and 'get back for the kids, you can't leave us'.

"It was very traumatic. Then he was taken out and the next day he went home."

Linda was speaking on Sky News this afternoon

The former model, who spent 10 days in an ICU, says she is now slowly getting back to normal but still struggles with her breathing.

She added: "I am getting there. I'm getting better every day. Your lung capacity is taken down so much with this virus that it takes days and days, even weeks, before your lungs repair from the damage they've sustained.

"Sometimes I go up and down the stairs for a cup of tea and I have to sit. It's like I've run 100 yards.

"Each day it gets better. It's been great to sit in the garden and listen to the birds and be alive really."