Ms Friday, who lives in Hartlepool, got viral meningitis in 2020 which, in turn, triggered sepsis.

“I went from feeling burnt out to induced coma, and not expected to live through the night, in just over 24 hours,” she said.

She does not know why she lived.

“Whether you want to call it, luck, fate, God, incredible NHS, doctors and nurses, whether it was my conscious choice or subconscious choice not to die, I have no idea.”

While she was in hospital, she had vivid dreams as she drifted in and out of consciousness.

She remembered dreaming she was a stand in for Queen Elizabeth. And sometimes she was on a speedboat dressed in full latex, makeup and stiletto heels.