Rory Kinnear has revealed his devastation after his sister died from coronavirus.
The actor revealed his heartbreak over having to say goodbye to his sister over FaceTime.
Rory, who is best known for playing Bill Tanner in James Bond’s Skyfall, Spectre, Quantum of Solace and No Time To Die, shared the heartbreaking news in a piece he wrote for the Guardian.
He explained that he and his family were forced to say goodbye to Karina, 48, over FaceTime due to social distancing rules.
Karina was hospitalised after testing positive for the virus.
Rory Kinnear opened up about his sister’s death (Image: Getty)
Kinnear wrote that Karina had experienced severe brain damage at birth, and later suffered paralysis from the waist down after undergoing spinal surgery as a a teenager.
She had also previously suffered kidney failure and was hospitalised with chest infections on numerous occasions throughout her life.
He penned: “Her lung capacity was so diminished that we knew, given the reports of [Covid-19’s] effects, that it was likely to prove incredibly dangerous for her.
“Her conditions weren’t just ‘underlying’, they were life-defining, for her and for us, even if she remained unaware of their severity.”
Rory Kinnear revealed his devastation over his sister’s death (Image: GETTY)
In his gut-wrenching column Kinnear also appealed to the government to invest “financially and emotionally” in the lives of those who most need support as a result of coronavirus.
Speaking about the emotional last video call with his sister, Rory recounted: “I played Karina one of her favourite songs and told her how proud I was to have been her brother and what gratitude I felt for what she had taught me about life.
“We had wanted to be with her together as a family and, under lockdown conditions it was as good as we could have hoped.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
