"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" star Nia Vardalos had to say goodbye to her father from afar after the spread of the coronavirus prevented her from attending his funeral in person.
The actress, who last saw her father at Christmas, told Variety that she tried to get to Canada to see her dad before he passed but was unable due to the pandemic.
Her family, she said, let her speak to her dad in his hospital bed one final time via FaceTime. "They held up the phone to him and I got to thank him for an incredible life and tell him he was a gentleman and he was a great dad," she said. "My mom held his hand and said, 'It's okay for you to go.'" Nia said she knew that her father's health was failing when she spent time with him last December. "It was