Vicky McLure wipes away tears during the weekly Clap For Carers salute to the NHS 

Vicky McClure showed her appreciation for frontline workers during the Clap For Carers salute to the National Health Service.

The actress, 37, was unable to hide her emotions as she wiped away tears while clapping for key workers on her doorstep on Thursday evening. 

Vicky looked casual in a navy jumper and jeans as she stepped out with her fiancé Jonny Owen, who was sporting relaxing loungewear.

Vicky looked radiant and went make-up free, while sweeping her cropped locks off of face and into a half-up half-down style. 

Meanwhile, Jonny also opted for a low-key look as he sported a pair of tracksuit bottoms and a zip-up hoodie with a red cap.

The Clap For Carers campaign, which started online, has been staged because ‘during these unprecedented times they need to know we are grateful’, the organisers said.

For the ninth week in a row, National Health Service workers have been the recipients of the cheers and claps from the nation.

Last month the event, organised by the Clap For Our Carers campaign, was expanded to include all key workers, such as supermarket staff, the emergency services and teachers who are continuing to work.   

This was the first time since lockdown restrictions were eased last week that large crowds were spotted at the time of the salute in public parks.

The nationwide campaign, which sees members of the public, politicians, celebrities and the emergency services applaud the key workers at 8pm every Thursday, comes as the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases today passed the 250,000 mark.

Boris Johnson again stood outside Number 10 this evening to applaud, and tweeted: 

‘Thank you to all of our wonderful carers for your work during the coronavirus pandemic. You make us all proud to have such a fantastic NHS.’

However, Britain’s daily coronavirus death toll dropped again as health chiefs announced 338 more victims, meaning the official number of victims has now surpassed 36,000.

The Department of Health toll – which takes into account deaths in all settings – is the lowest figure recorded on a Thursday since March 26 (103) and is even lower than yesterday’s count of 363.