‘I’ve had a couple of really dark days’: Catherine Tyldesley reveals her grandfather tragically passed away from coronavirus after her mum spent six days in intensive care
Catherine Tyldesley has revealed her grandfather tragically passed away after contracting coronavirus.
The former Coronation Street star, 36, revealed the sad news on Friday’s Good Morning Britain just weeks after her mum also spent six days in intensive care after contracting COVID-19.
Catherine said on the show she wants to remind her fans that it’s not always easy being in lockdown despite the image she presents on social media, as she promoted her appearance on Liz Taylor’s Events That Made Me podcast.
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‘Dark days:’ Catherine Tyldesley has revealed her grandfather tragically passed away after contracting coronavirus
Speaking about life in lockdown, Catherine admitted that while she’s been sharing some of her happier moments on social media, it hasn’t been easy.
The actress revealed last month that her mum had been discharged from hospital after spending a week in intensive care with COVID-19.
Catherine had also been sharing her granddad’s battle with coronavirus after he was placed on a ventilator, but has not revealed he lost his battle with the virus.
Hard: The former Coronation Street star revealed the sad news just weeks after her mum also spent six days in intensive care after contracting COVID-19 (pictured)
Challenges: Catherine said on Friday’s Good Morning Britain she wants to remind her fans that it’s not always easy being in lockdown despite the image she presents on social media
She said: ‘I think there are so many people going through really difficult times at the moment.
‘For the first few weeks, lockdown was a bit of a joy for me, to be with my boys and spend time at home, and then my mum became poorly, and spent a week in ICU, and then my grandfather passed away.
‘But I wanted to share with people I have a had a couple of really dark days. And I wanted to reach out to people and say look, we are all in this together, the response has been overwhelming.
Hard: She candidly said: ‘I wanted to share with people I have a had a couple of really dark days. And I wanted to reach out to people and say look, we are all in this together’
Catherine added: ‘I think it’s important to reach out to people and say it’s not just about baking banana bread, there are people who are going through this every single day.
‘It’s part of the reason why I agreed to do Liz Taylor’s podcast, she’s really good at finding silver linings in things, and we need that more than ever.’
Catherine went onto chat about her online alter-ego Olga Keff, which has become an Instagram sensation during the lockdown.
Emotional: She added: ‘I think it’s important to reach out to people and say it’s not just about baking banana bread, there are people who are going through this every single day’
Funny: Catherine went onto chat about her online alter-ego Olga Keff, which has become an Instagram sensation during the lockdown
She told Ben Shephard and Ranvir Singh: ‘She’s been knocking around for years, I drive my husband mad with it because I often forget to take the facial hair off, and he’ll go ”come on babes we’re four years into the marriage, deal with it!”
Catherine said that despite enjoying her time in lockdown with husband Tom Pitfield and their son Alfie, five, they’ve tried to stick to a schedule each day.
She added: ‘With the first few weeks were glorious because I’m never at home, but I am a bit of a workaholic, we love keeping a schedule, we found it really helps.’
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