Charlie Cooper has told how he believes he ‘most definitely’ has come down with the coronavirus (COVID-19) amid the ongoing pandemic.
The This Country actor, 30, took to Instagram and told his followers he has fallen ill but has not been ‘properly tested’ for the virus yet.
The TV star, who plays Lee ‘Kurtan’ Mucklowe on the BBC series, shared a series of photos of himself looking under the weather as he discussed his symptoms.
Theory: Charlie Cooper, 30, has told how he believes he ‘most definitely’ has come down with the coronavirus amid the ongoing pandemic (pictured in January 2020)
He wrote: ‘Haven’t been properly tested but I most definitely have it. Felt awful yesterday but a bit better today thankfully. Seems to come and go in waves.
‘Incredibly grateful for paracetamol and @footballmanager right now. ‘And thank you for all your kind messages about the episode last night. It means the world to us. Love you all and look after yourselves x’.
Charlie told how he developed a ‘tickle’ in his throat over the weekend and also developed aches which got progressively worse.
He also awoke in the middle of the night with a high temperature and more aches which lasted for several hours.
Symptoms: The This Country actor, 30, took to Instagram and told his followers he has fallen ill but has not been ‘properly tested’ for the virus yet
He said: ‘Few people asking about symptoms I’ve had etc… So will quickly explain my experience so far if there’s anyone out there feeling anxious about it. ‘
‘Plus I’m really bored and have nothing better to do. Over the weekend I felt a very slight tickle in the back of my throat and started to feel achy which got worse throughout Sunday evening.
‘Then that night woke up about 2/3am with cold sweats, full body ache and high temperature. Felt like this for a good 6-8 hours and hardly slept and had an awful migraine.
‘Took some paracetamol and began to feel a lot better, so much so I was up around the house. Then began to feel worse again Monday evening with a tight chest and shortness of breath which soon faded.’
He wrote: ‘Haven’t been properly tested but I most definitely have it. Felt awful yesterday but a bit better today thankfully. Seems to come and go in waves’
Charlie said he spent the majority of Tuesday in bed but is starting to feel better and is keeping his fingers crossed he has got through the worst of the illness.
He said: ‘Today I’ve mostly been in bed but felt okay. Temperature keeps fluctuating. Either too hot or too cold but like to think I’m over worst of it now (famous last words).’
‘Overall it’s no worse than any virus I’ve had before so don’t be getting anxious about it. The fear is in getting it, but you’ll ride it out if you do.
‘Good thing is we’re all in it together. And I had a neighbour leave some shepherds pie on my doorstep which I’m eternally grateful for. There’s some bloody humans on this planet. Love you all.’
Ill: Charlie told how he developed a ‘tickle’ in his throat over the weekend and also developed aches which got progressively worse
Charlie’s suspicion he may have COVID-19 comes after Idris Elba confirmed he had tested positive for the virus and is now self-isolating.
Idris has suggested that he may have caught coronavirus from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie, 44, after the two met shortly before they both tested positive for COVID-19.
The actor , 47, revealed in a 17-minute video shared to Twitter on Tuesday night that he was exposed to the deadly disease on 4 March, the same day he posed with Sophie at the We Day UK charity event, in Wembley.
Idris said: ‘It’s hard to say when I got the disease or when I contracted COVID-19, it’s hard to say when. I will say that I know I’ve been exposed to it from March 4.
Health: Charlie said he spent the majority of Tuesday in bed but is starting to feel better and is keeping his fingers crossed he has got through the worst of the illness
‘That’s when the person that came up positive, that was the time I got in contact with that person.
‘So essentially, I could have been positive from March 4, but it’s hard to say when I contracted someone with corona, you can contract it at anytime but my known exposure was March 4.’
Idris met Trudeau’s wife Sophie, who has also been tested positive for COVID-19, on 4 March at a We Day UK charity event, in Wembley.
Posing for photos together at the event the pair were in close proximity to each other, as well as other celebrities such as Lewis Hamilton, and attendees.
Interaction: Idris Elba met with Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie (far left) less than TWO WEEKS before they both tested positive for coronavirus (pictured on March 4, at We Day UK event)
Isolating: ‘Stay home people and be pragmatic. I will keep you updated on how I’m doing. No panic,’ Idris said
Taken ill: The news comes a week after Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive for the novel coronavirus during a holiday to the Gold Coast in Australia
The news comes a week after Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive for the novel coronavirus during a holiday to the Gold Coast in Australia.
Meanwhile, former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko recently announced she has also tested positive for the now-widespread virus.
The 40-year-old, who played Camille Montes in 2008’s Quantum of Solace, said she was diagnosed after feeling ‘ill for almost a week’ with fever and fatigue.
She is now facing days in isolation and posted a picture of her locked window on Instagram last night as she revealed she was ‘locked up at home’.
The Soviet-born actress added: ‘Fever and fatigue are my main symptoms. Take care of yourself and do take this seriously!’
Star fever: Bond girl Olga Kurylenko – who starred opposite Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace (pictured 2008) – has tested positive for coronavirus