Sophia Myles has revealed her dad will only get a five minute funeral after dying from coronavirus. The Transformers and Doctor Who actress spoke about her father Peter Myles' final moment during an emotional interview on Good Morning Britain.
Sophia was forced to wear gloves to hold her dying 76-year-old father's hand as he sadly passed away in hospital. She is grateful to have been allowed to spend five minutes in the room with her father in protective clothes - but admitted she missed being able to kiss his brow or touch his skin.
The actress is now trying to arrange her father's funeral in testing circumstances amid the UK lockdown. Sophia said: "My dad was 76 and did have underlying health conditions and contracted the virus.