Packed to the Rafters star Hugh Sheridan tests positive for coronavirus after returning from Los Angeles to Australia
Packed to the Rafters star Hugh Sheridan has tested positive for COVID-19.
The actor, 35, confirmed the news on Thursday in a lengthy Instagram post, explaining that he’d somehow caught the deadly virus in transit from Los Angeles to Australia last month.
‘I’ve been quiet for the last few days because I’ve been feeling all the varied emotions about my positive Covid test. I haven’t felt like talking to anyone much yet,’ he wrote.
‘Scary, frustrating and lonely’: Packed to the Rafters star Hugh Sheridan, 35, has tested positive for COVID-19
Hugh had jetted into Australia from Los Angeles in mid-August, and at the time was forced to undergo a mandatory 14-day stint at a quarantine hotel.
‘I had a negative result when I arrived [in Australia]. I now know all my friends including [those] who took me to LAX airport are all negative so it’s been confusing for me. It’s scary, frustrating and lonely,’ he said.
Despite his positive test result, the House Husbands star confirmed he was not experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19.
‘I got it in a very short space of time’: In a lengthy Instagram post, Hugh explained that he’d somehow caught the deadly virus in transit from Los Angeles to Australia last month
‘I am SO LUCKY & I keep reminding myself to count each blessing 1 by 1. To everyone: this virus is seriously clever. Knowing now that no one I saw back home overseas has it means I got it in a very short space of time (in transit or a surface) while I had minimal human contact,’ he wrote.
Hugh went on to thank the staff at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital’s new virtual healthcare service for providing information and emotional support.
He also admitted his mental health had suffered as a result of the diagnosis.
‘I wanted to be honest with you because we all have good days and not so good days’: Hugh admitted his mental health had suffered as a result of the diagnosis
‘I wanted to be honest with you because we all have good days and not so good days and without days like my last few the good ones wouldn’t feel as good!’ he explained.
‘To everyone that received a positive Covid test, I now know how that feels, I wish we could all be together so we could offer each other a shoulder or even better a HUG!’
Hugh concluded by saying that he would be taking time out from social media and focusing on editing his new script.
‘Why oh why did I not come with a friend?’ Hugh uploaded this post last month as he began his 14-day stint of quarantine hotel, after arriving in Australia from Los Angeles
‘If I’m not on social media as much it’s not necessarily because I’m down, it’s because it can make me feel a little worse for the moment,’ he confessed.
‘This too shall pass. I AM OK! #somuchlove.’
Hugh’s celebrity friends rushed to share messages of support.
Supportive: Rebecca Gibney (right), who recently reprised the role of Hugh’s on-screen mother in the Back to the Rafters reboot, commented: ‘Here for you always, sweetheart’
Rebecca Gibney, who recently reprised the role of Hugh’s on-screen mother in the Back to the Rafters reboot, wrote: ‘Here for you always, sweetheart’
‘And yes, you will get through this because you are a strong wonderful beautiful soul. See you very soon for that hug! Love you Mum 2,’ she added.
News commentator Melissa Hoyer wrote: ‘Sending you so much love and a very speedy recovery my friend – so important to get everything you’re feeling out there to your tribe.’
‘It can make me feel a little worse for the moment’: Hugh concluded by saying that he would be taking time out from social media and focusing on editing his new script
A-list pals: Hugh is close friends with actress Rebel Wilson (left)