'I'm missing my wife and daughters': Ray Winstone, 63, has been stranded in Italy for nine weeks without family due to coronavirus and says he's 'gagging for a pint'
Actor Ray Winstone has been stranded in Italy for nine weeks without his family due to the coronavirus.
The 63-year-old travelled to Sicily for a break before filming started in Italy on a short film he was making, but he got locked down on March 9.
He said he is missing his wife and daughters and is 'gagging for a pint.'
'I'm missing my wife and daughters': Ray Winstone, 63, has been stranded in Italy for nine weeks due to the coronavirus and said he's 'gagging for a pint'
Without them: Ray is holed up in Italy without his wife and daughters after he had travelled there to start work on a short film (pictured in September 2018)
Ray had been talking on a West Ham podcast when he shared the news of his plight, saying he had travelled ahead of the rest of the cast and crew.
According to The Sun, is thought to be staying at a home he bought for £44,000 in 2013 and then renovated for £1.1million.
He said: 'I was here a few days before the crew were due to arrive. That’s where it went a bit pear-shaped.
'It’s difficult not speaking the language. You’ve just got to be brave and crack on.'
Love: Ray has been without his beloved wife Elaine for nine weeks now and said he is 'being brave' on his own (pictured in September 2018)
Ray is missing his wife Elaine, as well as daughters, Lois, 38, Jaime, 35, and Ellie Rae, 19.
Despite his plight, he has been spending his time trying to help others in need and has filmed a Crowdfunder appeal for victims of coronavirus.
He also asked that frontline workers should be added to the Queen' Honours list, saying: 'The NHS has gone above and beyond.'
He's also been getting involved in a campaign to help hungry children.
Special: Ray has also said that frontline workers should be added to the Queen' Honours list, saying: 'The NHS has gone above and beyond'
Barrie Knight is helping to feed starving children in South East London by playing tunes every other week, live on YouTube.
His Big Knight In Show features classic soul, funk and disco songs as well as conversations with stars such as Ronan Keating, Peter Gabriel, Ray Winstone and Kyle MacLachlan.
The show started after an Barrie met a local caretaker, who told him that as well as feeding the key worker’s children who were at school, he was also trying to feed other local children because they were starving.
Close: Shortly before lockdown, Ray was seen out with his daughter Jaime on the front row of the Pam Hogg show in February
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