Coronavirus: Paul Chuckle confirms he’s recovering from ‘mild’ case of virus: ‘It’s not nice’

TV personality made an impassioned plea for people to stay at home

TV personality Paul Chuckle has confirmed he is recovering from a “mild” case of coronavirus.

In a video posted to his Twitter account, the 72-year-old said: “Hi guys, just checking in to let you know I’m still around.

“I have been laid up with Covid-19 for a good few days, just mild, but it was there and it’s not nice, I promise you, so please, please stay inside.”

He continued: “We’re all going stir-crazy, we know that, but please stay inside and take the pressure off the NHS, Marie Curie etc, please, please, stay in guys and enjoy as best you can.”

Paddy McGuinness was among those to wish him a speedy recovery, writing: “Stay well pal. Good to see you.”

Paul Chuckle is the latest celebrity to contract Covid-19, as the world attempts to slow the spread of the virus.

Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have since recovered and returned home after testing positive for coronavirus while Hanks was shooting a film in Australia.

Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina Dhowre, Frozen 2 star Rachel Matthews, and singer Charlotte Lawrence are among other famous faces to test positive for the virus.

The latest government advice in the UK urges people to stay at home and practise social-distancing.