'I mean, yes, Mitchell is a fairly sensitive individual and it's hard to say what impact this has had on him. But they are all things that can be worked through when he comes home.

'I'm so proud of him. Everyone in the family is. Because to see him struggling over there, it really upsets me.

'But to say I'm somehow responsible for his form, I can't believe that. I'm his mum and I'll never stop caring about him. There is no point me texting him because I can't say how I feel.

'I just want to see him do well over there because I'm his mum and I love him.'