OLIVIA Colman broke down in tears at the Emmys 2021 as she revealed her dad Keith died during the Covid pandemic.
As she accepted the award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Drama Series, Colman became emotional for her role as Queen Elizabeth II.
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The British star, 47, said: “I’d have put money on that not happening! I don’t know what to say, thank you very much, this is amazing.
“And what an extraordinary end to this lovely family. I loved every second of it and I can’t wait to see what happens next.”
Olivia then got choked up, adding: “I’m going to be very quick as I’m very teary.
“I wish my dad was here to see this. I lost my daddy during Covid, and he would have loved all of this.”
DEVASTATING LOSS
She had not previously announced that Keith had died and has not confirmed if he passed away from coronavirus.
Earlier this year, Olivia had described Keith – who was thought to be in his 80s – as “relatively frail” and said it was “upsetting” to see.
“He’s a lovely man. He’s getting on of course,” she told The Mail’s Weekend magazine in January while promoting her movie The Father.
“He’s relatively frail compared to the young man I remember, and that’s upsetting. But he’s a very nice daddy.”
The Favourite actress ended her Emmys speech by giving a shout out to Michaela Coel (who dedicated her Emmy win for I May Destroy You) to survivors of sexual assault.
“Michaela Coel, f**k yeah!” Olivia spoke.
OLIVIA’S WIN
Olivia beat out fellow nominees Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country), Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), Emma Corrin (The Crown), Uzo Aduba (In Treatment) and Mj Rodriguez (Pose) to take home the trophy.
In seasons three and four, she took over as Queen Elizabeth II from Claire Foy.
Claire had also won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series for portraying a younger Queen Elizabeth II in a flashback in the series.
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