Coronation Street star Simon Gregson reveals he has coronavirus

‘It is b****y awful’: Coronation Street star Simon Gregson reveals he has coronavirus… two weeks after production was halted on soap amid pandemic

Coronation Street star Simon Gregson has revealed he contracted coronavirus.

The Steve McDonald actor, 45, announced he had the virus in a tweet on Thursday, where he urged fans to ‘stay safe’ as he begins to recover. 

‘1st day out of bed today starting to feel a little better after contracting the virus,my main symptom was gastric and still is bloody awful but lucky to not have respiratory. Stay safe everyone x”

Shock: Coronation Street star Simon Gregson has revealed he contracted coronavirus

Brave: The Steve McDonald actor, 45, announced he had the virus in a tweet on Thursday, where he urged fans to 'stay safe' as he begins to recover'

Brave: The Steve McDonald actor, 45, announced he had the virus in a tweet on Thursday, where he urged fans to ‘stay safe’ as he begins to recover’

The star was inundated with well-wishes from friends and fans after the shock announcement, which comes 17 days after production was halted on Coronation Street, which Simon has starred on for 31 years.