Comedy icon Eddie Large has died after contracting coronavirus in hospital. The Little And Large star, 78, was best known for his partnership with Syd Little.
His family said he had coronavirus and his son, Ryan McGinnis, posted on Facebook: “It is with great sadness that Mum and I need to announce that my dad passed away in the early hours of this morning. “He had been suffering with heart failure and unfortunately, whilst in hospital, contracted the coronavirus, which his heart was sadly not strong enough to fight.” McGinnis said that due to the coronavirus outbreak, his family had been unable to visit the comic in hospital, but confirmed that "all of the family and close friends spoke to him every day." "We will miss him terribly and we
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