Idris Elba admitted having coronavirus was "very sobering". The 'Mountain Between Us' actor and his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba were among the first high-profile names to be diagnosed with the virus at the start of the pandemic last year and although the pair only had mild symptoms, the 48-year-old star admitted it was a "traumatic" time as he was deemed high risk because he has asthma and so little was known about COVID-19 at the time.