Although Bryan Cranston only publicly revealed that he had the new coronavirus expired last month, the actor of “Contagion” told at least one user when he diagnosed it: Tom Hanks.
“It’s early March,” Cranston said of his diagnosis to Jimmy Fallon on Monday’s “The Tonight Show.” “At about the same time they gave it to Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, my wife and I got it.
Hanks and Wilson were the first high-level celebrities to come forward and said they tested positive for COVID-19. Several other prominent names, such as Prince Charles, Pink, Idris Elba, Lena Dunham, Mel Gibson and Andy Cohen made similar advertisements later, but Cranston liked to keep their secrets for now.
“(Hanks and Wilson) came out right away and I thought, ‘It’s great, there’s no need for a celebrity to say, ‘Hey, I got it too.’
Cranston and his wife, actress Robin Dearden, were “very lucky,” he said. Although other people “desperately suffer” the virus, the couple never had a fever and experienced “about a week of excessive exhaustion,” pains and “a little dry cough” before recovering. In the past he shared that he also had a mild headache, tightness in his chest and loss of taste and smell.
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After recovering, the actor said he contacted Hanks, who said he donated plasma to UCLA’s blood and plasma donation center. Cranston did the same and was encouraged to nevertheless publicly revel in publicly after learning that the center had noticed a decline in donors.
“I thought, ‘Well, there’s a clever explanation for why to tell me they gave it to me, I’m fine, and maybe if you had it and you’re okay, consider giving them plasma because it’s actually helping them.’ ‘he said.
The actor also reflected on his appearance in the mystery of the 2011 pandemic “Contagio”, which went viral at the beginning of the coronavirus when the audience reviewed the film and discovered unexpected parallels in the genuine world.
Cranston said that when COVID-10 first exploded, he thought that if the way the film had been created with tons of skillful contributions was an indication, the real-life virus would not be so serious.
“Scott Burns, who wrote it and Steven Soderbergh, who ran it, were so sensible and we had cdc consultants,” he said. “It was actually well covered and I thought, ‘With so much attention on the script of a Hollywood movie, the government understood. I wouldn’t worry about anything, they’ll take care of it. We’re fine.’ “
“Wow, you’re wrong, ” laughed Fallon. “Oh my God.”
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