WILL Mellor has candidly opened up on his alcohol battle in "the hardest year" which saw his dad pass away from cancer - and him unable to say a final goodbye due to coronavirus restrictions.
The Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps actor, 44, previously hailed his father Bill his "hero" after his tragic death in April.
Bill had only been diagnosed two weeks prior, when doctors told him he had a cancerous mass on his lungs which had spread to his brain.
He dealt the devastating news to Broadchurch actor Will in a socially-distanced way due to the coronavirus pandemic, and he has now told new Magazine of the cruel circumstances: "When I found out it was cancer, I went and sat in his garden five metres away from him.
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