Kym Marsh heartbroken as her uncle dies of coronavirus after family were banned from seeing him in hospital
KYM Marsh is heartbroken as her uncle died of coronavirus after their family were banned from seeing him in hospital.
The soap star, 43, paid tribute to her "amazing" uncle George - the husband of her mother's sister - who caught the virus in hospital.
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Kym opened up about the family's pain as they were unable to visit him in the last days of his life.
"You hear about people losing their loved ones during this time and people passing away alone in hospitals and only a few people attending their funerals," she told .
"But when it happens to you and your family, it really brings this whole thing home.
"It breaks my heart to think of him being alone in that hospital."
The former Hear'Say singer described her uncle as the "life and soul of any party".
George had been in a care home before being taken to hospital for treatment of the virus, so family members hadn't seen him in "so long".
They were able to send video messages, which were played by nurses to George before he died.
Kym said George used to go with her to her first gigs and pretend to be a bodyguard.
She continued: "My uncle George was an amazing man and I have so many happy memories of him.
"He was a great guy and the life and soul of any party. Sleep tight uncle George."
Kym recently thanked the NHS for saving the lives of her dad, daughter and son.
The actress' dad suffered from two heart attacks, while daughter Polly, nine, and son David, 25, were born prematurely.
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During a charity pub quiz, the ex Corrie star said: "The NHS saved my dad’s life, they saved my daughter’s life, they saved my son’s life, and they saved my life, I am forever in their debt.
"My dad [David] suffered two heart attacks and without the amazing care and attention of doctors and nurses he wouldn't be with us today.
"The first of those heart attacks was 26 years ago, and he’s still with us today and is 75-years-old."
She then described how the NHS helped when her kids were born prematurely.
Kym said: "They are the reason two of my children, Polly and David are alive here today after being born prematurely and needing extra care.
"The odds were against Polly surviving and she needed help around the clock. She was born seven weeks premature and she needed help with every breath she took."