Syd Little is on an 'emotional rollercoaster' after Eddie Large's passing

Syd Little is on an "emotional rollercoaster" following the death of his comedy partner Eddie Large.

The 77-year-old comedian - who was the straight man in the double act Little and Large, alongside Eddie - has admitted he is still struggling to come to terms with the passing of his long-time friend, who contracted coronavirus while in hospital.

Syd said: "It\'s an emotional rollercoaster at the moment. I miss him greatly. I still can\'t get it out of my head."

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Patsy, Eddie\'s wife, found the circumstances surrounding his death to be especially difficult to deal with, as she wasn\'t even allowed to be with him at the end due to the coronavirus threat.

The comedy star was in hospital receiving treatment for heart failure when he contracted the disease.

Patsy - who married the comedian in 1983 - told \'Good Morning Britain\': "I knew time was limited. I knew he was very ill. But we did have two weeks before he was ill where we were in there every day.

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"Then the lockdown came, and we had to not go in anymore and it was heartbreaking."

Eddie\'s son Ryan also revealed his dad "deteriorated quite quickly after getting the coronavirus".

He continued: "There were other things going on, but that was the final straw.

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"Thankfully dad never got to the point where it was absolutely the worst, if you get what I mean, with ventilation and horror stories."

Meanwhile, Syd previously paid tribute to Eddie, describing him as more than a professional "partner".

He said: "He had been ill for a while but when it happens, it hits you. We were together 60 years. It wasn\'t like having a partner. We were friends."