Sophia Myles‘ father, Peter, has sadly died due to coronavirus.
The 40-year-old TTransformers: Age of Extinction and Doctor Who actress revealed the sad news on Saturday (March 21) in an update on her social media.
Her father, who had been suffering from Parkinson’s Disease, passed away at the age of 67 in the hospital of COVID-19.
“RIP Peter Myles. My dear Dad died only a few hours ago. It was the Corona Virus that finally took him,” she wrote on Twitter. Hours before, she shared a photo visiting him bedside at the hospital.
“Yesterday I went on a journey to see my father. This is the harsh reality of the Coronavirus,” she wrote.
Our thoughts are with Sophia and her family at this difficult time.
RIP Peter Myles. ❤️
My dear Dad died only a few hours ago. It was the Corona Virus that finally took him.
— Sophia Myles (@SophiaMyles) March 21, 2020
