The Walking Dead’s Samantha Morton, 43, is rushed to hospital as she pleads with fans to ‘wear a mask’ amid COVID-19 lockdown
- Samantha, 43, tweeted on Monday night she’d been admitted to Conquest Hospital in Hastings
- The actress praised NHS staff for taking such good care of her, and said seeing the red zone, designated for COVID-19 patients, was ‘humbling’
- Samantha is known for playing Alpha in The Walking Dead, and also starred in BBC’s Harlots last year
- She was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for In America in 2004, and Best Supporting Actress for Sweet and Lowdown in 1999
Samantha Morton has revealed she was rushed to hospital on Monday night.
The actress, 43, took to Twitter to urge her followers to ‘wear a mask’ as England was plunged into another COVID-19 lockdown, adding that she was ‘humbled’ seeing the work done by NHS staff first-hand.
While Samantha did not disclose why she was admitted to Conquest Hospital in Hastings, she later reassured fans she was ‘on the mend’ as she thanked them for their messages of support.
Scary: Samantha Morton has revealed she was rushed to hospital on Monday night, as she shared a snap of her mask-covered face on a ward
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Samantha posted: ‘Thank you to all the A and E staff at the Conquest who helped me tonight.
‘I’m so grateful for our NHS,to see the red zone first hand and the nurses and doctors being so kind and wonderful to us all was humbling. I’m OK tonight because of them.’
The red zone is typically used to described hospital wards that are used to treat COVID-19 patients.
Worrying: The actress urged her followers to ‘wear a mask’ as England was plunged into another COVID-19 lockdown, and that she was ‘humbled’ seeing the work done by NHS
Getting there! While Samantha did not disclose why she was admitted to Conquest Hospital in Hastings, she later reassured fans she was ‘on the mend’
Samantha returned to Twitter minutes later to add: ‘I’m on the mend. I’ll get there and thank you so much for the well wishes #SaveOurNHS #WearAMask.’
She also posted a snap of her face covered with a mask and shield while sitting in the hospital ward.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Samantha Morton for comment.
Her hospitalisation comes just hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced England would be placed in a third coronavirus lockdown, following a huge rise in cases over the Christmas and New Year period.
New restrictions include a ban on households mixing, closing non-essential business and the closure of schools, colleges and universities.
Terrifying: Samantha joined The Walking Dead cast as Alpha in 2019, completely transforming herself to play a member of survivors group The Whisperers
Samantha joined The Walking Dead cast as Alpha in 2019, completely transforming herself to play a member of survivors group The Whisperers, who wear the skins of walkers to mask their presence.
She also starred in BBC’s Harlots last year, and was previously nominated for two Academy Awards; Best Actress for In America in 2004, and Best Supporting Actress for Sweet and Lowdown in 1999.
In March Samantha admitted she still couldn’t bear the sight of extras dressed in full zombie makeup.
Acclaimed: She was previously nominated for two Academy Awards; Best Actress for In America in 2004 (pictured), and Best Supporting Actress for Sweet and Lowdown in 1999
She told Entertainment Weekly: ‘They scare me. The zombies scare me so much. They’re so real, man.
‘It’s like that scene in American Wolf in London, and he’s sitting in his hospital bed, and his mate comes in, he’s been attacked, and he’s eating his toast, and everything.
‘It’s that same feeling inside. I just can’t even look at them.’
Screen star: In March Samantha admitted she still couldn’t bear the sight of extras dressed in full zombie makeup