Myra France: Last News

Lorraine watched as heartbroken actor Peter Egan broke down about his late wife's passing live on Wednesday's show.The Unforgotten actor Peter Egan was married to former actress Myra Frances for 49 years until she lost her battle with cancer on March 30 this year.The actor got very emotional when host Lorraine brought Myra up during an interview on the daytime chat show.Lorraine opened the segment by saying: “For you, this has been a sort of lifelong crusade in a way, and I know that by your side was your lovely wife who sadly died suddenly, I’m so sorry for your loss because she was a very special woman wasn’t she?"His appearance on the programme was set to discuss trophy hunting of wild animals, which the 74-year-old actively campaigns

Unforgotten was fighting back tears on Wednesday, as he made the announcement that his wife Myra Frances had died of cancer.Peter, 74, shared his heartbreak and distress to his millions of fans in a video post on Twitter, as he described it as the "saddest post he'll ever have to make".Myra was also an actor and was best known for playing the role of Lady Adrasta in Doctor Who.After meeting in 1972, the couple tied the knot in February 1977 and were married for 44 years.The pair had one daughter Rebecca, and both stars were huge animal lovers and had rehomed several rescue pets throughout the years.Though Myra had retired from acting, Peter continued to star in small screen productions- and most recently played Cassie Stuart's father Martin

UNFORGOTTEN star Peter Egan has said that he is "absolutely devastated" and his "heart is broken" after his "soulmate" wife Myra Frances died of cancer. The 74-year-old actor has shared his heartache in a moving video to fans, which he called the "saddest post he'll ever have to make".

Unforgotten star Peter Egan has tragically revealed the passing of his beloved wife and actress Myra Frances at the age of 78.The actor took to Twitter and Facebook to share a heartbreaking video with his fans as he announced the sad news.The 74 year old captioned the video: "This is the saddest post I will ever have to make. My wonderful wife Myra, my friend & soulmate lost her battle with cancer at 1.30am on Tuesday.