Gogglebox’s Sandra Martin reveals her sister-in-law has died from coronavirus… one week after being taken to hospital when she first showed symptoms
- The TV star took to Twitter on Friday to confirm the heartbreaking news
- It comes just a week after she announced that her brother and sister-in-law had been hospitalised after showing symptoms for the respiratory disease
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Sandra Martin has announced her sister-in-law has died of coronavirus.
The former Gogglebox star has been left devastated after her brother’s wife tragically lost her life to the respiratory disease just days after being admitted to hospital for treatment.
Taking to Twitter to share the devastating news, Sandra wrote: “AM CRYING. MY BROTHER WIFE JUST DIED OF CORONAVIRUS R.I.P MY SISTER IN LAW. (sic)”
Heartache: Sandra Martin has announced her sister-in-law has died of coronavirus
Sandra, 58, revealed her brother’s wife and their daughter had been rushed to hospital last week after suffering from coronavirus symptoms – a high fever and a dry persistent cough.
She urged people to follow the UK government’s advice and stay in doors to avoid catching the disease or spreading it.
She wrote: “AM NOT HAPPY EVERYONE. ..MY BROTHER WIFE AND SISTER IS IN HOSPITAL WITH DAT BLOODY CORONVIRUS…
Pain: The former Gogglebox star has been left devastated after her brother’s wife tragically lost her life to the respiratory disease just days after being admitted to hospital for treatment
‘MY BROTHER IS SELF ISOLATING. ..THIS HAS MADE ME VERY UNWELL…WEN IT HITS YOUR DOORSTEP YOU FEEL THE PAIN…
‘AM CONSTANTLY PRAYING. .MY HEART GOES OUT TO EVERYON (sic)”
She later took to the site to reveal: ’20TH OF MARCH I TOLD YOU MY BROTHER WIFE AND HER DAUGHTER WAS IN HOSPITAL WITH CORONVIRUS. …
Heartache: She later took to the site to reveal: ’20TH OF MARCH I TOLD YOU MY BROTHER WIFE AND HER DAUGHTER WAS IN HOSPITAL WITH CORONVIRUS’
‘WELL JUST SPOKE TO MY BROTHER AND THEY ARE BOTH STILL IN HOSPITAL BUT CRITICAL NOW. ..THE HOSPITAL CALL MY BROTHER 10AM THIS MORNING HE IS AT HIS WIFE SIDE.PRAY’.
The sad news comes as the death toll in the UK reached 578 on Friday (27.03.20) soaring to 113 deaths in 24 hours, and a total of 11,658 confirmed cases across the country.
Sandra starred in the Channel 4 show alongside best pal Sandi Bogle from its beginnings in 2013 until her exit in 2017.