‘It’s unbelievable’ Maureen Lipman in heartbreaking admission over partner’s death

If coming to terms with the death of her partner Guido Castro wasn’t hard enough, Maureen Lipman had to take drastic measures before his passing after learning he’d contracted Covid. Guido died after a short Covid-related illness in January 2021, aged 84.

He’d been receiving medical attention at a respite home while battling Parkinson’s disease before learning of positive test result concerning the virus. 

Though Guido had been vaccinated, Maureen explained at the time of his passing that she wasn’t exactly sure how her significant other caught the virus to begin with. 

In an interview with The Mirror back in June, the Coronation Street star opened up about the ordeal of watching her partner’s health deteriorate while dressed in full PPE gear and gloves.

She described the experience as “unbelievable” as she admitted that the Covid infection had “knocked the stuffing out of” Guido. 

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Elsewhere, in December, the political activist claimed cancel culture was beginning to kill comedy. 

Maureen weighed in on celebrities being cancelled for things they may have said or done years ago, which then resurfaces on the internet and leads to a massive outcry from people desperate to tarnish that person’s career and reputation. 

Even comedians are somewhat hesitant about making certain jokes during their stand-up in fear of receiving backlash for something that should have been perceived as an innocent jest. 

The Educating Rita actress said: “I think it’s a revolution, I think it’s in the balance whether we’re ever going to be funny again.

“It’s a bit like laughter in church. Something has to be forbidden to make you really laugh… it’s when you shouldn’t be laughing.

“And so, therefore, all the things that are being cancelled out are, I’m afraid, the things that have always made people laugh.”