Taron Egerton tests positive for COVID weeks after collapse
Taron Egerton can be lacking every week from his West Finish play “Cock,” after catching COVID-19. The Welsh actor, 32, had a nasty break through the present simply weeks previous to his coronavirus analysis. The “Rocketman” star fainted and collapsed on stage through the opening evening’s reside present earlier this month. The producers announced the…
Taron Egerton can be lacking every week from his West Finish play “Cock,” after catching COVID-19.
The Welsh actor, 32, had a nasty break through the present simply weeks previous to his coronavirus analysis. The “Rocketman” star fainted and collapsed on stage through the opening evening’s reside present earlier this month.
The producers announced the news in an announcement on Wednesday. “Taron Egerton has sadly examined constructive for COVID,” the assertion mentioned.
The notice continued, “In accordance with the manufacturing’s well being & security protocols, he’ll now isolate and we count on Taron to return to the present subsequent week.”
Egerton — who performs the character “M” within the play — will take a step again from the present along with his understudy Joel Harper-Jackson to take the spot. Harper-Jackson had additionally stuffed in for the “Kingsman” star throughout opening evening.
The play opened on March 5 and is scheduled for a 12-week run on the Ambassador Theatre in London. Following Egerton’s bout on opening evening, he took to his Instagram to guarantee his followers and followers that he was OK.
“As a few of you might have heard, I handed out through the first efficiency of ‘COCK’ final evening,” he mentioned on the time. “I’m fully wonderful. Barely sore neck and a bruised ego however I’m wonderful.”
The performer continued, “I’ve determined to place a constructive spin on it and I’d respect it if anybody who was within the theatre final evening simply mentioned that I gave such a dedicated, electrifying efficiency that my physique couldn’t deal with it and checked out.”
“That being mentioned, apparently you’re meant to really do the complete present and never simply three-quarters of it. So I’ll be again with a vengeance tomorrow evening,” he quipped. He additionally gave his gratitude to the “superb group” behind the manufacturing and praised Harper-Jackson for taking on, writing “Joel is an incredible actor and a stunning particular person. Thanks Joel.”
Mike Bartlett’s 2009 play is a few homosexual man who questions his sexuality after he falls in love with a lady. His relationship along with his longtime boyfriend (Egerton) is thrown for a loop as he tries to work via his emotions.
