Antonio Banderas has announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19.
The Spanish
Actor revealed the diagnosis on
Instagram on Monday, which was also the day he saw in his 60th birthday.
Alongside a photo of himself as a child, he explained in Spanish: “I wanted to make it public that today, 10 August, I am forced to celebrate my 60th birthday in quarantine, after testing positive for the disease Covid-19, caused by the coronavirus.”He went on to say that he is feeling “relatively well, just a bit more tired than usual”, and is confident that he will recover from the illness “as soon as possible”.
The Oscar-nominated star added that he plans to take advantage of his time in quarantine period by using it to “read, write, rest and make some plans to give meaning to my 60 years which I reach full with desire and excitement”.
He signed off the message: “A big hug to everyone, Antonio Banderas.” View this post on InstagramA post shared by Antonio Banderas (@antoniobanderasoficial) on Aug 10, 2020 at 5:19am PDTDuring the
Coronavirus pandemic, a number of high-profile stars have spoken publicly about having tested positive for Covid-19.
Among the first to share their diagnoses were actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, who contracted coronavirus in March while in Australia for work.
The Forrest Gump star claimed last month that as one of the first celebrities to become ill with coronavirus, he felt like a “canary in the coalmine”.
Fellow actor Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba also tested positive for Covid-19 in March, with the Luther star speaking more recently about the effect that contracting the disease so early in the pandemic had on his mental health.READ MORE: Idris Elba Describes Traumatic Impact Coronavirus Diagnosis Had On His Mental Health Linda Lusardi Reveals She And Husband Sam Kane Are Still Feeling Effects Of Covid-19 Alyssa Milano Says She 'Felt Like She Was Dying' During Covid-19 Battle