John Bishop has assured fans he is ‘getting a little stronger’ amid his COVID-19 battle and vowed to return to work next month.
The comedian, 54, took to social media on Wednesday to share a photo of the NHS informing him that he had tested positive for the virus, describing the disease as ‘the most serious illness’. which I ever received ‘.
The next day, on New Year’s Eve, John, whose wife Melanie is also battling the virus, took to Twitter to thank fans for their ‘awesome’ support and affirmation: ‘Every day we are becoming ‘a little stronger’.
Reaching out: John Bishop has assured fans he is ‘getting a little stronger’ amid his COVID-19 battle and vowed to return to work next month
In his update message, John rubbed: ‘Thank you for all the support messages regarding my recent Covid advanced test …
‘I have gotten over it and have been moved by the amount of messages both privately and publicly. Every day we are getting a little stronger and I will be back at work in January. Stay safe and Happy New Year John x ‘.
The day before, he announced that he is battling coronavirus after a positive test with Melanie over the Christmas period.
With the recap from the NHS, he wrote: ‘This came through on Christmas Day. This is the worst illness I have ever had, debilitating headaches, muscle spasms and even skin pain, chills, discomfort, nothing, terribly harmful fatigue ‘.
Pained: The next day, on New Year’s Eve, John, whose wife Melanie is also battling the virus, took to Twitter to thank fans for their ‘awesome’ support and confirmation: ‘ Every day we become ‘a little stronger’ (the couple pictured last year)
John, who revealed last year that his lungs are shaded, which he and Melanie are not thought to be vulnerable, said, concluding: ‘My wife and I are fit not to smoke and he ready for us. I don’t wish this for anyone ‘.
Liverpudlian John – one of Britain’s highest paid and best performers – reached out to his 3.5m Twitter followers and 690,000 Instagram followers on Wednesday.
The shocking news comes after John questioned the government’s coronavirus techniques in a long Instagram post shared in August.
Beside a selfie with a mask covered by his sister Carol, John wrote: ‘Traveling with my sister Carol … it’s amazing how the world has changed in six months …
‘No one is suggesting that Covid 19 is not a big problem but a change in the way we all live and the damage it does to our young people. I honestly think we need to consider whether the choices that make them the right ones …
Panic: Next to the recap, he wrote: ‘This came through on Christmas Day This is the worst pain I’ve ever had, debilitating headache, muscle joint and even skin pain, chills , nausea, nausea, extreme fatigue ‘
Open and honest: He shared a screen on his NHS letter
‘Risk assessments seem to have been carried out months ago when we knew much less than we do now and nothing has changed despite the relationship between disease and disease progression. .
‘The media report is one note of fear that no one is challenging the report. I’m sure we’ll get out of it but I think that will happen sooner if we keep checking whether what we’re being asked to do makes sense …
‘Long message but it felt like taking it off my chest. Cheers’.
John and Melanie have been married since 1993, with an 18-month separation that began in 2000. and they share sons Joe, 26, Luke, 24 and Daniel, 22.
Last year, John spoke about his health in his memoir How to Grow Old: A Middle-age Moaning Man, which was released in November.
He explained how the dreaded fear of cancer left him ‘contemplating death’, after all sent out for X-ray for prolonged cough three years ago.
Questioning: The shocking news comes after John questioned the government’s coronavirus techniques in a long Instagram post shared in August
Back in August: Next to a selfie with a mask covered by his sister Carol, John wrote: ‘Traveling with my sister Carol … it’s amazing how the world has changed in six months’
He said: ‘I was told if I didn’t hear anything, that I should consider everything normal and that whooping cough would go away. I heard nothing and gradually cleared my chest, so I thought no more about it …
‘Three months later I received a call saying that the results of the X-ray had been misinterpreted by one of the youngest staff .;
After his GP recommended an emergency CT scan, he started to panic, and continued: ‘So I arranged a private CT scan at the local hospital …
‘I spent a few hours alone thinking it might be the beginning of the end. This is because a Google study of ‘lung shadows’ does not lead you to believe that the prognosis will be good. ‘
His love: John and Melanie pictured in March 2012
The comedian explained that this was the first time in his life that he had properly thought about his health and death: ‘This was the first time I really thought about my own death …
‘I was filled with sadness for everything I would miss – my family, my sons getting married, my parents, being a grandparent, laughing, the days of the blue skies when you are so happy that you almost feel guilty for being so lucky. Football, music, movies. ‘
He then revealed that he was with Melanie when he received the clear writing: ‘The doctor contacted me as soon as he got the results. I had shadow on both lungs but it was nothing sinister and was caused by more bone than my belly.
‘I hung up gratefully for the life ahead.’
Candidate: Last year, John talked about his health in his memoir How to Grow Old: A Moaning Middle-age Man, released in November