Just as the global coronavirus pandemic was ramping up, Canadian Nia Vardalos was dealing with a heartbreaking moment in her family.
The “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” star lost her father in March and with travel restrictions in place, she was unable to travel home to Winnipeg to see her 87-yer-old dad, Gus, whose health had been on the decline, in his final days.
The writer and actress had to say her goodbyes via FaceTime with the help of a nurse in the hospital and later watched his funeral as it was livestreamed from the family’s local church. “When it happened to my family in March, we lost our dad and we couldn’t have a funeral, we couldn’t travel.