My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos has revealed that she missed her father’s funeral this month as she was unable to fly home to Canada due to the current health crisis facing the world.
The Oscar-nominated star told Variety that the last time she saw her dad was at Christmas. Nia got to speak to her dad via FaceTime before he passed away.
She said, “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.
My mom held his hand and said, ‘It’s okay for you to go.’” The funeral took place on March 19 and it was live streamed online. “I always said my dad has impeccable timing,” Nia said.
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