Idris Elba’s Netflix sitcom Turn Up Charlie has reportedly been axed after just one season.
12.04.2020 - 12:27 / nme.com
The actor and DJ tested positive for Covid-19 last month
Idris Elba has recorded a moving new coronavirus PSA for the BBC.
In the 90-second clip, which was read on the BBC News on Friday (April 10), Elba recites Don’t Quit, a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier as part of a larger message of the same name.
Elba’s reading of the poem is set against footage of the UK’s battle against Covid-19, featuring empty supermarket shelves, closed businesses and the applause given to NHS workers every Thursday.
Idris Elba’s Netflix sitcom Turn Up Charlie has reportedly been axed after just one season.
Even though they only had mild symptoms, Idris Elba says he and his wife had their lives "turned around" after contracting the coronavirus, calling the experience "definitely scary and unsettling and nervous." "You know, everyone's sort of feeling the way we have been feeling, but it has definitely been sort of just a complete upheaval," he told the Associated Press late last week.
Covid-19 survivors Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina have teamed up United Nations (UN) officials to launch a $40 million (£32 million) fund for poor nations hit by the pandemic.
Even though they only had mild symptoms, Idris Elba says he and his wife had their lives “turned around” after contracting the coronavirus, calling the experience “definitely scary and unsettling and nervous.”
Even though they only had mild symptoms, Idris Elba says he and his wife had their lives “turned around” after contracting the coronavirus, calling the experience “definitely scary and unsettling and nervous.”
Idris Elba read the poem Don’t Quit by American writer John Greenleaf Whittier in a message aimed at lifting U.K. citizens’ spirits during the coronavirus lockdown.
Luther star Idris Elba recited a poem called 'Don't Quit' by American poet John Greenleaf Whittier. In a message meant to lift everyone's spirits, the British actor recites the poem to make sure everyone is motivated and does not feel like quitting amid the global Coronavirus outbreak.
Idris Elba is helping spread a message of hope during the coronavirus pandemic.
Idris Elba is helping us find some hope in these trying times.
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Piers Morgan has slammed a host of celebrities for their reactions to the coronavirus crisis.