Telly presenter Anna Richardson told fans her "heart hurts" after her uncle Geoff Richardson lost his battle with coronavirus.
The TV star, 49, shared the sad news on Twitter revealing her uncle died in hospital in Kent last Monday, a week after he was admitted with Covid-19 symptoms.
She wrote: "It hurts my heart to say my lovely Uncle Geoff has lost his fight against Covid-19. "The family are raising money for the NHS staff who tried so hard to save him in ICU.
Please...if you have a spare £... donate. We’re all in this together." Geoff had underlying health conditions and went on to develop pneumonia before passing away.