Neil Patrick Harris opens up about getting COVID on Ellen and jokes that he’s ‘free’ now that his twins are going to school again
Neil Patrick Harris joked that he’s ‘free’ of his kids, now that schools have opened up again, during a virtual interview with Ellen on Thursday.
The 47-year-old actor shares 10-year-old fraternal twins Harper Grace and Gideon Scott with his longtime partner David Burtka, all of whom caught COVID-19 back in March.
The actor was promoting his new limited series It’s a Sin, debuting February 18 on HBO Max, when he opened up about his whole family catching the deadly virus.
Jokes: Neil Patrick Harris joked that he’s ‘free’ of his kids, now that schools have opened up again, during a virtual interview with Ellen on Thursday
Harris began by saying that he’s, ‘on the East Coast, holed up with my family and we’re making the most of it.’
When asked if he’s still performing magic during the pandemic, he added that he now, ‘buy things at auction, little cool magic props and horde them and figure out how they work.’
When Ellen asked how his family is doing, NPH confirmed that they all had COVID-19 at the same time.
COVID: When Ellen asked how his family is doing, NPH confirmed that they all had COVID-19 at the same time
‘Yeah I was filming The Matrix 4 in San Francisco, right at the beginning of the year, and then I came back and it was right at the end of March I started feeling not so well,’ he began.
He added they were ‘holed up, the lockdown started, then I lost my sense of taste and sense of smell.’
Harris confirmed that his husband, their twins and their friend Michael who was staying with them all contracted COVID-19.
Holed up: He added they were ‘holed up, the lockdown started, then I lost my sense of taste and sense of smell.’
‘It was early on so it was a little bit tenuous and scary, there weren’t any examples of anything, but no one had to be hospitalized,’ he added.
DeGeneres added that she caught COVID-19, but, surprisingly, her wife Portia de Rossi never caught it somehow, nor did anyone near her.
Harris said his twins are ‘miraculous’ and he misses them because they’re back in school, after having school at home for months.
Scary: ‘It was early on so it was a little bit tenuous and scary, there weren’t any examples of anything, but no one had to be hospitalized,’ he added
‘As of last week, they were able to be with all the protocols, the masks and the six feet apart and getting tested all the time, so, Ellen, I’m free!,’ he joked.
NPH also introduced his new dog Ella, revealing that, ‘Santa brought Ella on Christmas morning.’
It’s a Sin is set during the 1980s, following four friends in the midst of the AIDS epidemic.
New dog: NPH also introduced his new dog Ella, revealing that, ‘Santa brought Ella on Christmas morning’