Phillip Schofield says he’s ‘heartbroken’ as enchanting This Morning guest dies of coronavirus
PHILLIP Schofield has shared his heartbreak after an enchanting This Morning guest dies of coronavirus. The 58-year-old presenter took to Twitter today to share his sadness after he was informed a pensioner called John had passed away from the virus. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Phil was informed: […]
PHILLIP Schofield has shared his heartbreak after an enchanting This Morning guest dies of coronavirus.
The 58-year-old presenter took to Twitter today to share his sadness after he was informed a pensioner called John had passed away from the virus.
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Phil was informed: “@thismorning @Schofe @hollywills It’s with great sadness that John from Dearnlea Nursing Home has sadly passed away after testing positive for Covid-19.
“Please join our village in playing the song he sang on This Morning “Penny Arcade” at 7pm on Saturday.”
A second tweet read: “His family wanted to say thank you for making his dreams come true to sing on TV.”
Phil – who is currently on his Easter break from This Morning along with co-host Holly Willoughby replied: “This is heartbreaking. Holly and I have a week off next week.
“We will pay John a proper tribute when we are back. Our love to all his family and friends.”
John , from Rotherham, sang Roy Orbison song Penny Arcade on the show from his care home just last month.
As well as showing off his vocals he treated Phil, Holly and viewers to some funky dance moves too.
He also made the hosts laugh as he held up a handmade sign which read “Coronavirus can do one.”
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After his performance, Holly said: “If you’re going to be on lockdown, you want to be on lockdown with John.”
The number of people who have died in a hospital setting in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus has risen to more than 10,000.
The country remains in lockdown battling against the virus and on Friday, Britain’s coronavirus death toll jumped by 980 in 24 hours – making it the biggest rise yet and more deadly than Spain’s worst day of their outbreak.
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