Ex-TOWIE star Mark Wright has opened up about how Covid has struck his family after losing his uncle from the virus.
The TV star, devastated, was heartbroken after his uncle Eddie, known as the ‘heart’ of the Wright family, died from coronavirus last month.
Four other family members also ended up in hospital over Christmas as they battled the infection.
The 24-year-old, married to Michelle Keegan, told The Sun: “Covid tore my family apart and it’s not going to be the same again.”
Six of his relatives contracted the virus within days of each other when his uncle died, aged 65.
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He was left in tears when he said: “I could have lost them all.
“I’m struggling to cope with this. In December and January, I was at a point with grandma, grandpa, mum, dad and uncle – when I could have lost them all.
“Covid tore my family apart and it’s not going to be the same again.”
Mark said: “I am sat here one uncle less. He’s the heart of our family. We’re all heartbroken beyond belief. I’m trying to be there for many, many family members who are devastated.
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“My uncle was 65, it’s a massive shock to us — we don’t know what we’re going to do without him.
“Eddie’s sons, my cousins Elliott and Edward, are like my brothers.”
He added: “But Covid feels so alien and I’ve lost someone so close to something so new. I struggle with this because it didn’t have to happen. Why did this virus have to take him?”
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The star said although he’s “never been that religious” he “prayed every day and night” when his dad was in hospital.
He added: “I thought if I lose my dad, I’m never going to get over this. My dad’s got asthma.
“I was just at home waiting for news. My brother sent a message I never want to read again.
“It said, ‘I’m really worried about Dad, his eyes don’t look right, his colour has gone and his oxygen levels are really low so we called an ambulance and they said they’ve got to take him right now’.
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“At that point, when you’re not with your dad, you think you’ll never see him again.
“I couldn’t go to the hospital. I couldn’t say ‘Goodbye’.
His mum Carol and another uncle, Georgie, 62, contract Covid too but were not admitted to hospital.
Grandmother Irene, 85, also caught the virus and ended up in hospital for more than a month.
Mark’s Uncle Eddie came down with Covid-19 shortly after Christmas and was taken to hospital too, and weeks later went into a coma.
Wife Michelle Keegan was a rock for the radio star as he comforted his dad who was ‘broken-hearted’.
The devastating experience has left Mark a changed man who wants to live life to the full, in honour of his uncle Eddie.
Mark has opened up about his experience to raise awareness of the deadly virus and urges people to adhere to social distancing rules.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
