The 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' actress takes to her Twitter account to announce the passing of his father, Peter Myles, reminding people of the 'harsh reality of the Coronavirus.'
- Mar 22, 2020
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British actress Sophia Myles is mourning her dad Peter after he died from the coronavirus.
The 40-year-old "Transformers: Age of Extinction" actress revealed the sad news on Twitter on Saturday (21Mar20), confirming he passed away at the age of 67 in hospital after contracting Covid-19.
"RIP Peter Myles. My dear Dad died only a few hours ago. It was the Corona Virus that finally took him," she wrote, hours after posting a photo of herself sat at his bedside at the hospital.
"Yesterday I went on a journey to see my father. This is the harsh reality of the Coronavirus," she explained.
The "Doctor Who" star's dad had also been suffering from Parkinson's disease when he contracted the virus, amid the ongoing global pandemic.
The global death toll for coronavirus has passed 13,500, with more than 315,000 cases registered worldwide.
