Sir Billy Connolly has received his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

Sir Billy Connolly (c) Twitter

Sir Billy Connolly (c) Twitter

The 78-year-old comedy star received his first dose of the vaccine in January and his wife Pamela Stephenson has revealed via Twitter that he's now been given a second jab.

Pamela, 71 - who has been married to Billy since 1989 - wrote on the micro-blogging platform: "Billy just had his second Covid 19 vaccination! We waited our turn and received them at our local Publix supermarket. So relieved he has some protection now! He said “Wee jab - nae bother! (sic)"

Pamela previously documented her husband's first jab on social media, posting a photo of Billy sitting with a band-aid on his left arm and a mask covering his mouth shortly after receiving the vaccine.

She wrote on Twitter at the time: "Thank God... Billy had his first Covid vaccine today! (sic)"

The comedy star suffers from Parkinson's disease and recently admitted he's already made peace with death.

Billy insisted that in spite of his declining health, he's determined to remain positive.

He shared: "It's got me, it will get me and it will end me, but that's OK with me."

Billy and Pamela now live in Florida, where he's spent time working on his autobiography.

Pamela said: "What he wants to do is take it easy, he wants to fish on his dock in Florida, and enjoy the sunshine, watch television and drink tea and eat biscuits, that's what he wants to do."

Billy - who was born in Glasgow - previously confessed that quitting comedy was the "right thing to do" in light of his declining health.

He said: "Since the Parkinson's I'm still the same in many ways, but I don't think as sharply as I need to to be a stand-up, I've done 50 years and that's plenty. Quitting is the right thing to do.

"I achieved everything I wanted, played everywhere I wanted to ... I did it all."


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