Idris Elba has declared he feels ‘very lucky to be alive’, after he and his wife Sabrina Dhowre tested positive for novel coronavirus earlier this year.
In the earlier stages of the pandemic this spring, the 47-year-old heartthrob was forced to quarantine in New Mexico after discovering he’d contracted COVID-19, a virus which his American wife Sabrina, 30, later caught.
And in an interview with BAFTA, the Luther star admitted he was counting his blessings, as he said: ‘I do feel like I dodged a bullet – I’m very thankful to be alive.’
In one of many updates he gave fans via his Instagram account, the star, who was asymptomatic, said: ‘It’s weird because I never sit still, Sabrina never sits still either. I think she’s finding it harder, she’s getting cabin fever.
‘We’re both good, mentally just trying to stay optimistic. I hope you guys are too man. Keeping yourselves, you know, sane and not getting worried or too panicked.
The star is set to receive the Special Award, one of BAFTA’s highest accolades, during Friday evening’s ceremony in recognition of his exceptional career.